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.
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The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
★ 7/10Also dramaAn up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
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She Done Him Wrong (1933)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyNew 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…
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Maverick (1994)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and dramaBret 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…
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Marked Woman (1937)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaIn the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.
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Dark City (1950)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaWar 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…
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The Big Combo (1955)
★ 7/10Also dramaPolice Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.
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Johnny O'Clock (1947)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaWhen 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…
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5 Against the House (1955)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaFormer war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.
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Johnny Eager (1941)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaA charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
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Please Give (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and dramaIn New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.
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Don't Think Twice (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and dramaAn improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.
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The King of Comedy (1982)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and comedyAspiring 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.
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Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyA 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…
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The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
★ 7/10Also dramaFed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.
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Dinner Rush (2000)
★ 7/10Also dramaOne 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…
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The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaCleve 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.
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Pitfall (1948)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaAn 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.
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The Set-Up (1949)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaExpecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
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Each Dawn I Die (1939)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaA 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.
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyCon 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…