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Movies Like Kiss of Death

If you liked Kiss of Death (1947), a crime and thriller movie directed by Henry Hathaway, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Cry of the City

    Cry of the City (1948)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime

    Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check…

  2. 2Brute Force

    Brute Force (1947)

    ★ 7.3/10Also crime and thriller

    Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's…

  3. 3Tough Guys

    Tough Guys (1986)

    ★ 6/10Also crime

    Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving their time, they are released from jail and have to adjust to a new…

  4. 4The Killer Is Loose

    The Killer Is Loose (1956)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime and thriller

    A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole's young wife, and at his trial Poole…

  5. 5Riot in Cell Block 11

    Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime

    A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.

  6. 6Crime Wave

    Crime Wave (1953)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime and thriller

    Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.

  7. 7Killer's Kiss

    Killer's Kiss (1955)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and crime

    Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The…

  8. 8He Ran All the Way

    He Ran All the Way (1951)

    ★ 7.2/10Also thriller and crime

    A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.

  9. 9The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime

    Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.

  10. 10Welcome to Collinwood

    Welcome to Collinwood (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime

    Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.

  11. 11The Outfit

    The Outfit (1973)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime

    A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed…

  12. 12Now You See Me 2

    Now You See Me 2 (2016)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime and thriller

    One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off…

  13. 13Figures in a Landscape

    Figures in a Landscape (1970)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    Two escaped convicts are on the run in an unnamed Latin American country. But everywhere they go, they are followed and hounded by a menacing black helicopter.

  14. 14Man on a Ledge

    Man on a Ledge (2012)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller and crime

    An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt…

  15. 15Levity

    Levity (2003)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime

    Manuel Jordan is a man who is free after serving 23 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery. After nearly two decades of staring at his victim's face on a newspaper clipping in his cell, the newly…

  16. 16Bandits

    Bandits (2001)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime

    After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated…

  17. 17The Cable Guy

    The Cable Guy (1996)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the…

  18. 18A Perfect World

    A Perfect World (1993)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime

    A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.

  19. 19I Walk Alone

    I Walk Alone (1947)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime

    Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released…

  20. 20House of Strangers

    House of Strangers (1949)

    ★ 7/10Also crime and thriller

    Ruthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business…

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