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Movies Like A Criminal at Large

If you liked A Criminal at Large (1939), a crime and thriller movie directed by Anthony Mann, 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. 1The Corrupted

    The Corrupted (2019)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and thriller

    Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam, an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen, who…

  2. 2Frank and Penelope

    Frank and Penelope (2022)

    ★ 7.3/10Also thriller and crime

    A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is…

  3. 3Zip Wire

    Zip Wire (2026)

    ★ 7.5/10Also thriller

    When her ground-breaking pharmaceutical discovery is stolen and partner murdered, researcher Amy must face her fear of heights to escape nefarious attackers, with the only path to salvation being a treacherous aerial…

  4. 4All the Devils Are Here

    All the Devils Are Here (2025)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and thriller

    After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.

  5. 5Take Back

    Take Back (2021)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime

    Zara and Brian are living the perfect small town life when a mysterious stranger from Zara's secret past kidnaps their daughter and now they must race to save her life.

  6. 6Killer Heat

    Killer Heat (2024)

    ★ 5.8/10Also crime

    An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.

  7. 7Suburbicon

    Suburbicon (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime

    In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…

  8. 8Reasonable Doubt

    Reasonable Doubt (2014)

    ★ 5.8/10Also crime and thriller

    When up-and-coming District Attorney Mitch Brockden commits a fatal hit-and-run, he feels compelled to throw the case against the accused criminal who was found with the body and blamed for the crime. Following the…

  9. 9Red Right Hand

    Red Right Hand (2024)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller

    Cash is trying to live a quiet, honest life in a small Appalachian town. When a vicious crime boss forces him back into her services, he soon learns he's capable of anything -- even killing -- to protect his family and…

  10. 10The Lady Vanishes

    The Lady Vanishes (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    Young socialite Iris Carr befriends an older woman while traveling solo by train. When Iris wakes from a nap, the woman is gone and other passengers claim she never existed.

  11. 116 Below: Miracle on the Mountain

    6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller

    An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he…

  12. 12Wardriver

    Wardriver (2026)

    ★ 7.4/10Also thriller and crime

    He’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.

  13. 13In Cold Light

    In Cold Light (2026)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime

    Fresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee into a nightmarish underworld where allies are scarce and enemies multiply by the minute.

  14. 14Awake

    Awake (2007)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and crime

    While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make…

  15. 15Whisper

    Whisper (2007)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.

  16. 16Blood Ties

    Blood Ties (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and crime

    Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.

  17. 17Barron's Cove

    Barron's Cove (2025)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime and thriller

    When his young son is viciously murdered by a classmate, a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerful politician -- the father of the…

  18. 18Above the Rim

    Above the Rim (1994)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime and thriller

    Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.

  19. 19Maniac

    Maniac (1963)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and thriller

    When 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.

  20. 20Tyler Perry's Duplicity

    Tyler Perry's Duplicity (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller

    High-powered attorney Marley faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder of her best friend Fela’s husband. With the help of her boyfriend – a former cop turned…

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