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Movies Like The Speed Reporter

If you liked The Speed Reporter (1936), a action and crime movie directed by Bernard B. Ray, 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. 1Plunder Road

    Plunder Road (1957)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime

    A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

  2. 2Oscar Shaw

    Oscar Shaw (2026)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and crime

    After retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…

  3. 3They Live by Night

    They Live by Night (1949)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime

    An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

  4. 4He Ran All the Way

    He Ran All the Way (1951)

    ★ 7.2/10Also crime

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

  5. 5Each Dawn I Die

    Each Dawn I Die (1939)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime

    A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

  6. 6Absence of Malice

    Absence of Malice (1981)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime

    Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells…

  7. 7Short Time

    Short Time (1990)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action and crime

    As a result of a misdiagnosis, Detective Burt Simpson is told he has just weeks to live. He gains a new respect for his life and loved ones but learns that in order for his wife, Carolyn, and son, Dougie, to collect…

  8. 8Maniac

    Maniac (1963)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime

    When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

  9. 9Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime

    When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

  10. 10My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven (1990)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and crime

    FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli…

  11. 11No Name on the Bullet

    No Name on the Bullet (1959)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action

    When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.

  12. 12Little Caesar

    Little Caesar (1931)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime

    A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

  13. 13The Old Man & the Gun

    The Old Man & the Gun (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime

    The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a…

  14. 14The Pink Panther Strikes Again

    The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime

    Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.

  15. 15Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man (1947)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime

    While attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in…

  16. 16It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World (1939)

    ★ 6.5/10Also crime

    Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year…

  17. 17They Made Me a Fugitive

    They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime

    After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.

  18. 18The Blue Gardenia

    The Blue Gardenia (1953)

    ★ 6.5/10Also crime

    Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while…

  19. 19Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

    ★ 7/10Also crime

    While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of…

  20. 20The 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.

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