Movies Like Johnny Angel

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

Nocturne

1946·1h 27m·★ 6.5·Edwin L. Marin

2 shared crewDir. Edwin L. MarinDP: Harry J. Wild

Murder, My Sweet

1944·1h 35m·★ 7.5·Edward Dmytryk

TMDB recommendsDP: Harry J. WildStarring Claire Trevor

Race Street

1948·1h 19m·★ 6.5·Edwin L. Marin

Both star George Raft & Mack GrayDir. Edwin L. MarinCrime & Drama

Hard Target

1993·1h 37m·★ 6.2·John Woo

Themes: sailor, new orleans, louisianaTMDB recommends

The Mechanic

2011·1h 33m·★ 6.5·Simon West

Themes: avenging son, new orleans, louisiana

The Brasher Doubloon

1947·1h 12m·★ 6.6·John Brahm

TMDB recommendsStarring Marvin Miller

Angel Face

1953·1h 31m·★ 7.2·Otto Preminger

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Hardly a Criminal

1949·1h 28m·★ 7.3·Hugo Fregonese

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Crime of Passion

1956·1h 26m·★ 6.4·Gerd Oswald

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Out of the Past

1947·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Jacques Tourneur

TMDB recommends

The Killing

1956·1h 25m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommends

Battleship Potemkin

1925·1h 15m·★ 7.9·Sergei Eisenstein

TMDB recommends

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951·2h 5m·★ 7.9·Elia Kazan

TMDB recommends

Laura

1944·1h 28m·★ 7.9·Otto Preminger

TMDB recommends

Interview with the Vampire

1994·2h 3m·★ 7.5·Neil Jordan

TMDB recommends

The Set-Up

1949·1h 13m·★ 7.8·Robert Wise

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

Jezebel

1938·1h 43m·★ 7.4·William Wyler

TMDB recommends

The Big Combo

1955·1h 28m·★ 7.3·Joseph H. Lewis

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944·1h 35m·★ 7.2·Jean Negulesco

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

How Good Is Johnny Angel?

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