Movies Like Johnny Eager

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

Any Number Can Play

1949·1h 52m·★ 6.9·Mervyn LeRoy

Themes: illegal gambling, gambling2 shared crewDir. Mervyn LeRoy

Homecoming

1948·1h 53m·★ 6.8·Mervyn LeRoy

2 shared crewDir. Mervyn LeRoyDP: Harold Rosson

The Bad Seed

1956·2h 9m·★ 7.4·Mervyn LeRoy

2 shared crewDir. Mervyn LeRoyDP: Harold Rosson

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950·1h 35m·★ 7.5·Otto Preminger

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Hell Drivers

1957·1h 48m·★ 7.2·Cy Endfield

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The Set-Up

1949·1h 13m·★ 7.8·Robert Wise

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Johnny O'Clock

1947·1h 35m·★ 6.8·Robert Rossen

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Party Girl

1958·1h 39m·★ 7.0·Nicholas Ray

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Madame X

1966·1h 40m·★ 6.9·David Lowell Rich

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Lucky Number Slevin

2006·1h 50m·★ 7.7·Paul McGuigan

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Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

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Mean Streets

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Martin Scorsese

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Absolute Power

1997·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Clint Eastwood

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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932·1h 32m·★ 8.2·Mervyn LeRoy

Starring Glenda FarrellDir. Mervyn LeRoyDrama & Crime

Heat Lightning

1934·1h 3m·★ 7.1·Mervyn LeRoy

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Little Caesar

1931·1h 19m·★ 7.1·Mervyn LeRoy

Starring Glenda FarrellDir. Mervyn LeRoyDrama & Crime

Hi, Nellie!

1934·1h 15m·★ 6.8·Mervyn LeRoy

Starring Glenda FarrellDir. Mervyn LeRoyDrama & Crime

The Dark Knight

2008·2h 32m·★ 9.1·Christopher Nolan

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Some Like It Hot

1959·2h 3m·★ 8.2·Billy Wilder

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The Sting

1973·2h 9m·★ 8.2·George Roy Hill

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How Good Is Johnny Eager?

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