Movies Like Born to Kill

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

The Body Snatcher

1945·1h 18m·★ 7.3·Robert Wise

2 shared crewDir. Robert WiseDP: Robert De Grasse

The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

Themes: san francisco, california, film noirFans also likedStarring Elisha Cook Jr.

The House on Telegraph Hill

1951·1h 33m·★ 6.9·Robert Wise

Dir. Robert WiseThemes: san francisco, california, film noirThriller & Drama

Sudden Fear

1952·1h 52m·★ 7.5·David Miller

Themes: san francisco, california, film noirFans also likedThriller & Crime

The Man Who Cheated Himself

1950·1h 21m·★ 6.8·Felix E. Feist

Themes: san francisco, california, film noirFans also likedCrime & Thriller

Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama & Thriller

Murder, My Sweet

1944·1h 35m·★ 7.5·Edward Dmytryk

Both star Claire Trevor & Esther HowardCrime & Drama & Thriller

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

The Treatment

2014·2h 11m·★ 7.1·Hans Herbots

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Good German

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Steven Soderbergh

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

The Boy

2015·1h 45m·★ 5.5·Craig William Macneill

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Crack-Up

1946·1h 36m·★ 6.5·Irving Reis

DP: Robert De GrasseStarring Claire Trevor

The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Each Dawn I Die

1939·1h 32m·★ 7.2·William Keighley

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They Made Me a Fugitive

1947·1h 39m·★ 7.2·Alberto Cavalcanti

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M

1951·1h 28m·★ 6.8·Joseph Losey

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Man from Reno

2014·1h 51m·★ 6.6·Dave Boyle

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The Locket

1946·1h 25m·★ 7.1·John Brahm

Fans also likedDrama & Crime & Thriller

A Kiss Before Dying

1956·1h 34m·★ 6.7·Gerd Oswald

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A Clockwork Orange

1971·2h 17m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

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