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

Hi, Nellie!

1934·1h 15m·★ 6.8·Mervyn LeRoy

Themes: drunkenness, gangsterDir. Mervyn LeRoyStarring Glenda Farrell

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950·1h 35m·★ 7.5·Otto Preminger

Themes: illegal gambling, taxi driver, film noirFans also likedCrime & Drama

Hell Drivers

1957·1h 48m·★ 7.2·Cy Endfield

Themes: ex-con, film noirFans also likedDrama & Crime

The Set-Up

1949·1h 13m·★ 7.8·Robert Wise

Themes: gambling, film noirFans also likedDrama & Crime

Johnny O'Clock

1947·1h 35m·★ 6.8·Robert Rossen

Themes: gambling, film noirFans also likedCrime & Drama

Pocketful of Miracles

1961·2h 16m·★ 7.1·Frank Capra

Themes: deception, gangsterTMDB recommends

The Killing

1956·1h 25m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommendsThemes: film noir, gangster

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938·1h 37m·★ 7.8·Michael Curtiz

Themes: film noir, gangsterFans also likedCrime & Drama

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

A Bronx Tale

1993·2h 1m·★ 7.8·Robert De Niro

Themes: gambling, gangsterDrama & Crime

Party Girl

1958·1h 39m·★ 7.0·Nicholas Ray

Fans also likedStarring Robert TaylorCrime & Drama

Madame X

1966·1h 40m·★ 6.9·David Lowell Rich

Fans also likedStarring Lana TurnerDrama & Crime

Lucky Number Slevin

2006·1h 50m·★ 7.7·Paul McGuigan

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Mean Streets

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.1·Martin Scorsese

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Absolute Power

1997·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Clint Eastwood

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

How Good Is Johnny Eager?

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