Movies Like Chains

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

Nobody's Children

1951·1h 38m·★ 6.5·Raffaello Matarazzo

3 shared cast incl. Yvonne Sanson & Amedeo NazzariDir. Raffaello Matarazzo

Tormento

1950·1h 33m·★ 6.3·Raffaello Matarazzo

5 shared cast incl. Amedeo Nazzari & Yvonne SansonDir. Raffaello Matarazzo

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1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Mildred Pierce

1945·1h 51m·★ 7.9·Michael Curtiz

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

An Inspector Calls

1954·1h 20m·★ 7.5·Guy Hamilton

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Nights of Cabiria

1957·1h 50m·★ 8.1·Federico Fellini

Both star Amedeo Nazzari & Aldo Silvani

Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

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The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

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The Killing

1956·1h 25m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

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The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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Sweet Smell of Success

1957·1h 37m·★ 8.0·Alexander Mackendrick

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The Swindle

1955·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Federico Fellini

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

Kiss Me Deadly

1955·1h 46m·★ 7.5·Robert Aldrich

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Ride the Pink Horse

1947·1h 41m·★ 7.2·Robert Montgomery

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The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954·1h 20m·★ 7.0·Don Siegel

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

The Damned Don't Cry

1950·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Vincent Sherman

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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Gordon Douglas

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Plunder Road

1957·1h 12m·★ 6.9·Hubert Cornfield

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How Good Is Chains?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.