Movies Like A Dangerous Profession

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Born to Kill

1947·1h 32m·★ 7.2·Robert Wise

DP: Robert De GrasseFans also likedCrime & Drama

Changeling

2008·2h 21m·★ 7.7·Clint Eastwood

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama & Mystery

The Lady from Shanghai

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.5·Orson Welles

TMDB recommendsMystery & Crime & Drama

American Gigolo

1980·1h 57m·★ 6.3·Paul Schrader

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama & Mystery

The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

Fans also likedStarring Ella RainesCrime & Drama

Each Dawn I Die

1939·1h 32m·★ 7.2·William Keighley

Fans also likedStarring George RaftCrime & Drama

The Usual Suspects

1995·1h 46m·★ 8.5·Bryan Singer

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Mildred Pierce

1945·1h 51m·★ 7.9·Michael Curtiz

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Lost Highway

1997·2h 14m·★ 7.6·David Lynch

TMDB recommendsDrama & Mystery

Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Body Double

1984·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Brian De Palma

TMDB recommendsCrime & Mystery

The Little Things

2021·2h 8m·★ 6.3·John Lee Hancock

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Fallen Angel

1945·1h 38m·★ 7.0·Otto Preminger

Fans also likedCrime & Mystery & Drama

M

1951·1h 28m·★ 6.8·Joseph Losey

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Mystery

Johnny Allegro

1949·1h 21m·★ 6.4·Ted Tetzlaff

Starring George RaftDir. Ted TetzlaffCrime & Drama

Pulp Fiction

1994·2h 34m·★ 8.8·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommends

Some Like It Hot

1959·2h 3m·★ 8.2·Billy Wilder

Both star George Raft & Pat O'Brien

Out of the Past

1947·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Jacques Tourneur

TMDB recommends

Gilda

1946·1h 50m·★ 7.6·Charles Vidor

TMDB recommends

Short Cuts

1993·3h 8m·★ 7.6·Robert Altman

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How Good Is A Dangerous Profession?

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