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Movies Like The Undercover Man

If you liked The Undercover Man (1949), a crime and drama movie directed by Joseph H. Lewis, 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. 1T-Men

    T-Men (1947)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime

    Two T-men, U.S. Treasury agents, go undercover in Detroit, and then Los Angeles, in an attempt to break a U.S. currency counterfeiting ring.

  2. 2The Big Combo

    The Big Combo (1955)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and crime

    Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

  3. 3Force of Evil

    Force of Evil (1950)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime and drama

    Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring…

  4. 4Pushover

    Pushover (1954)

    ★ 6.5/10Also crime and drama

    A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.

  5. 5Plunder Road

    Plunder Road (1957)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama

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

  6. 6The Street with No Name

    The Street with No Name (1948)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime

    After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the…

  7. 7The Damned Don't Cry

    The Damned Don't Cry (1950)

    ★ 7/10Also crime and drama

    Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.

  8. 8Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

    ★ 7.2/10Also crime and drama

    A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

  9. 9Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime

    In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle…

  10. 10The Racket

    The Racket (1951)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime

    The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick.

  11. 11Crime Wave

    Crime Wave (1953)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime

    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.

  12. 12Pitfall

    Pitfall (1948)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and crime

    An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.

  13. 13The Big Knife

    The Big Knife (1955)

    ★ 6/10Also crime and drama

    Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the studio's films and wants to start a new life. While…

  14. 14They Made Me a Fugitive

    They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and crime

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

  15. 15Private Hell 36

    Private Hell 36 (1954)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and drama

    In New York City, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner and Jack Farnham investigate and are led…

  16. 16Each Dawn I Die

    Each Dawn I Die (1939)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama

    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.

  17. 17The File on Thelma Jordon

    The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and crime

    Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.

  18. 18Pickup on South Street

    Pickup on South Street (1953)

    ★ 7.4/10Also crime

    In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified…

  19. 19'G' Men

    'G' Men (1935)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime and drama

    James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to…

  20. 20Witness to Murder

    Witness to Murder (1954)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and drama

    A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.

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