Movies Like Knock on Any Door

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

In a Lonely Place

1950·1h 33m·★ 7.9·Nicholas Ray

2 shared crewDir. Nicholas RayDP: Burnett Guffey

The Harder They Fall

1956·1h 49m·★ 7.5·Mark Robson

DP: Burnett GuffeyStarring Humphrey Bogart

The Unforgivable

2021·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Nora Fingscheidt

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The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

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Above the Rim

1994·1h 36m·★ 6.6·Jeff Pollack

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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

1956·1h 20m·★ 6.9·Fritz Lang

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Each Dawn I Die

1939·1h 32m·★ 7.2·William Keighley

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Siberian Education

2013·1h 50m·★ 6.3·Gabriele Salvatores

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Cry of the City

1948·1h 35m·★ 7.2·Robert Siodmak

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The Parts You Lose

2019·1h 34m·★ 5.8·Christopher Cantwell

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Mob Town

2019·1h 30m·★ 4.7·Danny A. Abeckaser

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Witness to Murder

1954·1h 23m·★ 6.6·Roy Rowland

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The Preppie Connection

2016·1h 35m·★ 6.1·Joseph Castelo

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A Crooked Somebody

2018·1h 42m·★ 6.2·Trevor White

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Òlòtūré

2019·1h 46m·★ 5.6·Kenneth Gyang

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Panic

2000·1h 28m·★ 6.6·Henry Bromell

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True Believer

1989·1h 45m·★ 6.7·Joseph Ruben

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Salvable

2025·1h 41m·★ 6.0·Johnny Marchetta

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Belly

1998·1h 36m·★ 6.2·Hype Williams

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Winged Creatures

2009·1h 35m·★ 5.6·Rowan Woods

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How Good Is Knock on Any Door?

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