Movies Like The Man with the Golden Arm
If you liked The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), a drama and crime movie directed by Otto Preminger, 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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Dancer in the Dark (2000)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and crimeSelma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation…
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Levity (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and dramaManuel Jordan is a man who is free after serving 23 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery. After nearly two decades of staring at his victim's face on a newspaper clipping in his cell, the newly…
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King Creole (1958)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and crimeDelinquent Danny Fisher flunks out of high school, quits his job as a nightclub busboy, and one night gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at…
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Jack Irish: Dead Point (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and dramaJack Irish is thrown into a world of club owners, drug dealers and killers when he is hired by a judge to find a mysterious red book.
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21 (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and crimeBen Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000…
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Hollow Triumph (1948)
★ 6.6/10Also crimePursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results.
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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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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
★ 7/10Also dramaThe joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
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Creed III (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaAfter dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is…
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The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also crimeA 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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A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
★ 7.9/10Also dramaJames Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat.
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Insomnia (2002)
★ 7/10Also crime and dramaTwo Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
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Brute Force (1947)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and dramaTimeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's…
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THX 1138 (1971)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaPeople in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As…
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The Limits of Control (2009)
★ 6/10Also crimeA mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him…
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Catch Me If You Can (2002)
★ 8/10Also drama and crimeA true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him…
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The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and dramaRecently 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.
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Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also crimeDanny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that he and his team…
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The Lazarus Project (2008)
★ 6/10Also dramaAfter Ben Garvey foolishly turned back to crime, he thought his life was over when he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. But his death sentence isn't quite what it seems, as Ben regains consciousness near an…
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Cassandra's Dream (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaThe tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.