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Movies Like The March of Crime

If you liked The March of Crime (1936), a movie directed by Dwain Esper, 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. 1Hoodlum

    Hoodlum (1997)

    ★ 6.5/10

    In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and…

  2. 2Killing Them Softly

    Killing Them Softly (2012)

    ★ 6/10

    Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

  3. 3Little Caesar

    Little Caesar (1931)

    ★ 6.9/10

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

  4. 4Layer Cake

    Layer Cake (2004)

    ★ 6.9/10

    When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...

  5. 5Public Enemies

    Public Enemies (2009)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the…

  6. 6End of Watch

    End of Watch (2012)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.

  7. 7Lawless

    Lawless (2012)

    ★ 7.1/10

    In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard…

  8. 8Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously (1984)

    ★ 6.3/10

    An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.

  9. 9The Newton Boys

    The Newton Boys (1998)

    ★ 6.1/10

    The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.

  10. 10White Boy Rick

    White Boy Rick (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10

    The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.

  11. 11A Clockwork Orange

    A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    ★ 8.2/10

    In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to…

  12. 12The Outsiders

    The Outsiders (1983)

    ★ 7.2/10

    In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival…

  13. 13The Informer

    The Informer (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10

    In New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the General, his ruthless boss, and the twisted ambitions of two federal agents, as he tries to survive and protect the…

  14. 14Belly

    Belly (1998)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking…

  15. 15A Walk Among the Tombstones

    A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

  16. 16Rise of the Footsoldier

    Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.

  17. 17The Valachi Papers

    The Valachi Papers (1972)

    ★ 6.5/10

    When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the sacred…

  18. 18Live by Night

    Live by Night (2016)

    ★ 6.3/10

    A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.

  19. 19Once Upon a Time in America

    Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    ★ 8.4/10

    A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

  20. 20GoodFellas

    GoodFellas (1990)

    ★ 8.5/10

    The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

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