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Movies Like A Man Betrayed

If you liked A Man Betrayed (1941), a drama and crime movie directed by John H. Auer, 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 and drama

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

  2. 2Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man (1947)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and 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…

  3. 3Absence of Malice

    Absence of Malice (1981)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance

    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…

  4. 4Where the Money Is

    Where the Money Is (2000)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crime

    Henry Manning has come up with a new way to break out of prison: fake a stroke and get transferred to a nursing home. It's a perfect plan, except for one thing: the woman assigned to take care of him at the nursing…

  5. 5Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and crime

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

  6. 6The Wild One

    The Wild One (1953)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and crime

    The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes a liking to Kathie, the daughter of the local lawman, as another…

  7. 7Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy and 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…

  8. 8Each 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.

  9. 9The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama

    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. 10Let's Make Love

    Let's Make Love (1960)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance

    When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.

  11. 11King Creole

    King Creole (1958)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and crime

    Delinquent Danny Fisher flunks out of high school, quits his job as a nightclub busboy, and one night gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at…

  12. 12Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky (1943)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and romance

    A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.

  13. 13They Live by Night

    They Live by Night (1949)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime and romance

    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.

  14. 14Step Up

    Step Up (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance

    Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming dancer Nora.

  15. 15They 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.

  16. 16Murder in Three Acts

    Murder in Three Acts (1986)

    ★ 6/10Also crime and drama

    In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.

  17. 17A Shot in the Dark

    A Shot in the Dark (1964)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and crime

    Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles…

  18. 18The Web

    The Web (1947)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime and drama

    A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.

  19. 19Milk Money

    Milk Money (1994)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romance

    Three young boys pool their money and pay V, a kindhearted prostitute, to strip for them. Afterward, she drives them home to the suburbs -- but then her car breaks down. It's just as well, though, because a mobster…

  20. 20Edge of the City

    Edge of the City (1957)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and crime

    A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive and morally decaying city they live in.

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