Movies Like Boys of the City

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

That Gang of Mine

1940·1h 2m·★ 5.9·Joseph H. Lewis

East Side Kids Collection4 shared cast incl. Bobby Jordan & Leo Gorcey2 shared crew

Pride of the Bowery

1940·1h 8m·★ 5.9·Joseph H. Lewis

East Side Kids Collection3 shared cast incl. Leo Gorcey & Bobby JordanDir. Joseph H. Lewis

Flying Wild

1941·1h 4m·★ 5.5·William West

East Side Kids Collection4 shared cast incl. Leo Gorcey & Bobby JordanThriller & Comedy

Ghosts on the Loose

1943·1h 7m·★ 5.0·William Beaudine

East Side Kids Collection3 shared cast incl. Leo Gorcey & Bobby JordanComedy & Mystery

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942·1h 1m·★ 6.0·Wallace Fox

East Side Kids Collection4 shared cast incl. Leo Gorcey & Bobby Jordan

Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941·1h 2m·★ 6.1·Wallace Fox

East Side Kids Collection3 shared cast incl. Leo Gorcey & Bobby Jordan

Spooks Run Wild

1941·1h 5m·★ 5.3·Phil Rosen

East Side Kids Collection5 shared cast incl. Leo Gorcey & Bobby Jordan

Identity

2003·1h 30m·★ 7.3·James Mangold

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Body Double

1984·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Brian De Palma

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

The Salton Sea

2002·1h 43m·★ 7.0·D.J. Caruso

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Andha Naal

1954·2h 14m·★ 8.0·S. Balachander

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

Domestic Disturbance

2001·1h 29m·★ 5.6·Harold Becker

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

TMDB recommends

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938·1h 37m·★ 7.8·Michael Curtiz

Both star Bobby Jordan & Leo Gorcey

The Butcher

1970·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Claude Chabrol

TMDB recommends

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941·1h 37m·★ 7.2·W.S. Van Dyke

Fans also likedComedy & Mystery

The 'Burbs

1989·1h 42m·★ 6.8·Joe Dante

Fans also likedComedy & Thriller

Bluebeard

2017·1h 57m·★ 6.4·Lee Soo-youn

TMDB recommends

House of the Long Shadows

1983·1h 40m·★ 6.2·Pete Walker

Fans also likedComedy & Mystery

Possessor

2020·1h 43m·★ 6.5·Brandon Cronenberg

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