Movies Like Deadline - U.S.A.

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

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962·2h·★ 7.1·Richard Brooks

2 shared crewDir. Richard BrooksDP: Milton Krasner

Never Been Kissed

1999·1h 47m·★ 6.0·Raja Gosnell

Themes: editor, newspaperTMDB recommends

Five Star Final

1931·1h 29m·★ 7.3·Mervyn LeRoy

Themes: newspaper editor, pressFans also likedCrime & Drama

His Girl Friday

1940·1h 32m·★ 7.8·Howard Hawks

Themes: newspaper editor, journalismTMDB recommends

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Michael Curtiz

Themes: film noir, gangsterFans also likedStarring Humphrey Bogart

Scandal Sheet

1952·1h 22m·★ 7.4·Phil Karlson

Themes: newspaper, film noirFans also liked

Lady in the Lake

1946·1h 45m·★ 6.5·Robert Montgomery

Themes: press, film noirFans also liked

Cry of the City

1948·1h 35m·★ 7.2·Robert Siodmak

Themes: film noir, gangsterFans also likedCrime & Drama

Force of Evil

1950·1h 19m·★ 7.2·Abraham Polonsky

Themes: film noir, gangsterFans also likedCrime & Drama

The Petrified Forest

1936·1h 22m·★ 7.5·Archie Mayo

Themes: film noir, gangsterStarring Humphrey BogartCrime & Drama

His Kind of Woman

1951·2h·★ 7.0·John Farrow

Themes: film noir, gangsterFans also liked

Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Public Enemies

2009·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Michael Mann

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Dead Presidents

1995·1h 59m·★ 6.9·Albert Hughes

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

In Cold Blood

1967·2h 14m·★ 7.9·Richard Brooks

Starring Paul StewartDir. Richard BrooksCrime & Drama

The Crowd

1928·1h 38m·★ 8.0·King Vidor

TMDB recommends

As Good as It Gets

1997·2h 19m·★ 7.7·James L. Brooks

TMDB recommends

Pusher III

2005·1h 48m·★ 7.3·Nicolas Winding Refn

TMDB recommends

Bullets Over Broadway

1994·1h 38m·★ 7.4·Woody Allen

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The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

How Good Is Deadline - U.S.A.?

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