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Movies Like Man in the Vault

If you liked Man in the Vault (1956), a crime and drama movie directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, 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. 25 Against the House

    5 Against the House (1955)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and drama

    Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.

  3. 3The 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.

  4. 4Pushover

    Pushover (1954)

    ★ 6.5/10Also crime and thriller

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

  5. 5Each 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.

  6. 6The 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.

  7. 7The Glass Key

    The Glass Key (1942)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime and thriller

    A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

  8. 8The Killer Is Loose

    The Killer Is Loose (1956)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime and thriller

    A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole's young wife, and at his trial Poole…

  9. 9Little Caesar

    Little Caesar (1931)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and crime

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

  10. 10The Naked City

    The Naked City (1948)

    ★ 7.2/10Also crime and drama

    After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

  11. 11Nightfall

    Nightfall (1956)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime and thriller

    An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

  12. 12Odds Against Tomorrow

    Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama

    An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.

  13. 13Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

    ★ 7.5/10Also thriller and 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…

  14. 14Time Without Pity

    Time Without Pity (1957)

    ★ 6.5/10Also crime and thriller

    Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a…

  15. 15Cash on Demand

    Cash on Demand (1961)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama

    A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal £90,000.

  16. 16They Made Me a Fugitive

    They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller

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

  17. 17Odd Man Out

    Odd Man Out (1947)

    ★ 7.3/10Also crime and drama

    Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.

  18. 18The 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.

  19. 19The Blue Lamp

    The Blue Lamp (1950)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller

    P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also…

  20. 20Criss Cross

    Criss Cross (1949)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime and thriller

    An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.

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