Movies Like Kill or Be Killed
If you liked Kill or Be Killed (1950), a action and crime movie directed by Max Nosseck, 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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Oscar Shaw (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeAfter retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…
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Islands (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and crimeIn this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom teaches tennis during the day and parties at night. When an enigmatic tourist arrives, Tom is…
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Indemnity (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thrillerAn ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.
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The Thinning: New World Order (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also action and thrillerBlake Redding is trapped in this dark room wanting to protect his love so the only thing he will do is escape like no failed student has done before.
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See Spot Run (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeA drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible…
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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and mysteryWhen a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
★ 7/10Also crime and mysteryWhile 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…
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Time Without Pity (1957)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and thrillerAlec 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…
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The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and mysteryA crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
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Song of the Thin Man (1947)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and mysteryWhile 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…
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LaRoy, Texas (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and thrillerBroke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual hitman to make it out of LaRoy alive.
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Each Dawn I Die (1939)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and thrillerA 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.
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A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and crimeAurora Teagarden and her boyfriend Martin are thrilled when they get an unexpected visit from his niece and her new baby. Their excitement is short lived when his niece disappears and the baby is left behind. Once…
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The Blue Gardenia (1953)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and mysteryUpon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while…
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Chief of Station (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also action and thrillerAfter learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he…
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Another Thin Man (1939)
★ 7.1/10Also mystery and crimeNick and Nora Charles are back - and this time, they have a baby, a wealthy new client, and another murder to solve! Retired detective Nick is enjoying family life with Nora and their young son, Nick Jr., when…
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He Ran All the Way (1951)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and crimeA crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.
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Murder in Three Acts (1986)
★ 6/10Also crime and mysteryIn 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.
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The Blue Lamp (1950)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and thrillerP.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…
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The Young Savages (1961)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and thrillerA district attorney investigates the racially charged case of three teenagers accused of the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy.