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Movies Like Belle of the Nineties

If you liked Belle of the Nineties (1934), a comedy and drama movie directed by Leo McCarey, 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 Cincinnati Kid

    The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.

  2. 2She Done Him Wrong

    She Done Him Wrong (1933)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more male friends than can be imagined. One is a vicious escaped criminal on the way to see 'his' girl, unaware she hasn't exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is…

  3. 3Maverick

    Maverick (1994)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama

    Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a…

  4. 4Marked Woman

    Marked Woman (1937)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

  5. 5Dark City

    Dark City (1950)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    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…

  6. 6The Big Combo

    The Big Combo (1955)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

  7. 7Johnny O'Clock

    Johnny O'Clock (1947)

    ★ 6.3/10Also 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…

  8. 85 Against the House

    5 Against the House (1955)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.

  9. 9Johnny Eager

    Johnny Eager (1941)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

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

  10. 10Please Give

    Please Give (2010)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.

  11. 11Don't Think Twice

    Don't Think Twice (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama

    An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.

  12. 12The King of Comedy

    The King of Comedy (1982)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama and comedy

    Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.

  13. 13Broadway Danny Rose

    Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    A hapless talent manager named Danny Rose, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob. His story is told in flashback, an anecdote shared amongst a group of comedians over lunch at New…

  14. 14The Damned Don't Cry

    The Damned Don't Cry (1950)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.

  15. 15Dinner 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…

  16. 16The File on Thelma Jordon

    The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.

  17. 17Pitfall

    Pitfall (1948)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    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.

  18. 18The Set-Up

    The Set-Up (1949)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

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

  19. 19Each Dawn I Die

    Each Dawn I Die (1939)

    ★ 6.9/10Also 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.

  20. 20Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

    Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    Con artist Lawrence Jamieson is a longtime resident of a luxurious coastal resort, where he enjoys the lavish fruits of his deceptions -- that is, until a competitor, Freddy Benson, shows up. When the new guy's lowbrow…

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