Movies Like The Flanagan Boy

If you liked The Flanagan Boy (1953), a crime movie directed by Reginald Le Borg, 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
Too Late for Tears (1949)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
2
The Last Seduction (1994)
★ 6.7/10Also crime
A devious femme fatale steals her husband’s drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.
3
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
★ 7.1/10Also crime
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
4
The Set-Up (1949)
★ 7.4/10Also crime
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
5
The Killing (1956)
★ 7.6/10Also crime
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George…
6
Double Indemnity (1944)
★ 8.1/10Also crime
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
7
Scarlet Street (1945)
★ 7.6/10Also crime
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find…
8
The Killers (1946)
★ 7.4/10Also crime
Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a…
9
Love Lies Bleeding (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also crime
Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal…
10
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
★ 6.5/10Also crime
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
11
Blood Simple (1985)
★ 7.3/10Also crime
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them…
12
Focus (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.
13
Body Heat (1981)
★ 7/10Also crime
During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.
14
Blackwater Lane (2024)
★ 6/10Also crime
An American school teacher in England drives past an abandoned car late one night, unaware that the driver was the victim of a murder. As she comes to terms with the realization, seemingly supernatural events start to…
15
Ballad of a Small Player (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also crime
Amid the glittering casinos of Macau, a gambler running from his past—and his debts—becomes fascinated by an enigmatic woman at the baccarat table.
16
Killer's Kiss (1955)
★ 6.3/10Also 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…
17
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
★ 6.7/10Also crime
Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.
18
Collision (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also crime
Over the course of one fateful day, a corrupt businessman and his socialite wife race to save their daughter from a notorious crime lord.
19
No Man of Her Own (1950)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.
20
Monster (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also crime
In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner. She's raped by a…