Movies Like Roaring City
If you liked Roaring City (1951), a crime and drama movie directed by William Berke, 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.
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The Set-Up (1949)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and crimeExpecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and dramaA police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
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Plunder Road (1957)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and dramaA spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.
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The Street with No Name (1948)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeAfter 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…
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Body and Soul (1947)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaCharley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with…
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Nightfall (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also crimeAn innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
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'G' Men (1935)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and dramaJames “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…
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This Gun for Hire (1942)
★ 7/10Also crimeSadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new…
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Double Indemnity (1944)
★ 8.1/10Also crimeAn 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.
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Laura (1944)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaA police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
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Pitfall (1948)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and crimeAn 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.
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He Walked by Night (1949)
★ 6.7/10Also crimeRoy Martin aka Roy Morgan is a burglar and former war-time Radio & Electronics Engineer who listens in to radio police calls, allowing him to stay one step ahead of the cops.
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The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
★ 6.1/10Also crimeJane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
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Scarlet Street (1945)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and crimeCashier 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…
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The Wrong Man (1956)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and dramaIn 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
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Pickup on South Street (1953)
★ 7.4/10Also crimeIn 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…
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Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
★ 7.5/10Also crimeIn 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…
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99 River Street (1953)
★ 6.8/10Also crimeA former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.
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Dial M for Murder (1954)
★ 8/10Also crime and dramaWhen her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.
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The Naked City (1948)
★ 7.2/10Also crimeAfter a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.