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Movies Like City of Chance

If you liked City of Chance (1940), a crime and drama movie directed by Ricardo Cortez, 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. 1Each 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.

  2. 2While the City Sleeps

    While the City Sleeps (1956)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".

  3. 3Johnny O'Clock

    Johnny O'Clock (1947)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and drama

    When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature…

  4. 4Force of Evil

    Force of Evil (1950)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime and drama

    Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring…

  5. 55 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.

  6. 6Johnny Eager

    Johnny Eager (1941)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and drama

    A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.

  7. 7The Set-Up

    The Set-Up (1949)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and crime

    Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

  8. 8Dark City

    Dark City (1950)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and crime

    War hero Danny Haley fleeces out-of-town dupes in a rigged poker game. He and his pals see Arthur Winant as an easy mark, but they've reckoned without Winant's homicidal brother, who wants revenge after Arthur commits…

  9. 9Framed

    Framed (1947)

    ★ 6.5/10Also crime and drama

    Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they intend to frame…

  10. 10Pitfall

    Pitfall (1948)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and crime

    An 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.

  11. 11Dinner Rush

    Dinner Rush (2000)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa, a part-time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has become a hotbed of conflicting characters. In addition to having to please a whiny food critic, Louis must fend off a hostile…

  12. 12Hungry Hearts

    Hungry Hearts (2015)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

  13. 13Madigan

    Madigan (1968)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime

    NYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. While they follow various leads, Police Commissioner Russell goes…

  14. 14Angels with Dirty Faces

    Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama

    Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.

  15. 15The Locket

    The Locket (1946)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and crime

    A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

  16. 16The Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

  17. 17The Glass Key

    The Glass Key (1942)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime

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

  18. 18House of Bamboo

    House of Bamboo (1955)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and drama

    Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.

  19. 19The 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.

  20. 20Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

    ★ 7.2/10Also crime and drama

    A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

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