Movies Like Magnet of Doom
If you liked Magnet of Doom (1963), a crime and drama movie directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, 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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Razzia (1955)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and dramaHenri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy preceding him, he sets himself to…
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Le Samouraï (1967)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and dramaAfter carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of…
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Lost Bullet (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and dramaA small time delinquent, turned police mechanic for a go fast task force, is forced to defend his innocence when his mentor is killed by dirty cops.
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Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and crimeJacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents…
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Purple Noon (1960)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and dramaTom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.
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The Emperor of Paris (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and crimeParis, France, early 19th century. The legendary convict François Vidocq lives in disguise trying to escape from a tragic past that torments him. When, after an unfortunate event, he crosses paths with the police…
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Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and crimeCharlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters…
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Pickpocket (1959)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and dramaMichel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up…
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Carlito's Way (1993)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and dramaFree after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.
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The Easy Way (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and dramaAlbert Spaggiari is arrested in Nice and brought to a judge's office for interrogation, but he escapes to South America where he meets a journalist who is investigating the event.
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A Gang Story (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and dramaAfter growing up in a poor gypsy camp, Edmond Vidal, aka Momon, has retained a sense of family, unfailing loyalty and pride in his origins. Most of all, he has remained friends with Serge Suttel, with whom he first…
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Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and dramaA self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
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Manon (1949)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and adventurePort of Marseille, France, recently liberated from the German yoke. Caught as stowaways aboard a ship, Manon, a young woman who was accused of collaborating with the Nazis, and Robert, a freedom fighter who saved her…
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Stillwater (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and crimeBill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers…
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Rififi (1955)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and dramaOut of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during…
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The Second Wind (2007)
★ 6/10Also drama and crimeGu, a famous gangster, has just escaped from jail. All french police is after him. Before leaving the country with Manouche, the woman he loves, Gu needs a final job to get some money. The job works, but a police's…
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Flic Story (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and dramaThe film story depicts Emile Buisson, following the death of his wife and child, escaping from a psychiatric institution in 1947 and returning to Paris. Buisson, who three years later would become France's public enemy…
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The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
★ 7.9/10Also adventure and dramaEdmond Dantès becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his…
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Winged Creatures (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and dramaA psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an…
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No Mercy (1986)
★ 5.8/10Also crime and dramaAn unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.