Movies Like Lady Killer

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

Blonde Crazy

1931·1h 19m·★ 7.1·Roy Del Ruth

Themes: con artist woman, con artists, pre-codeDir. Roy Del RuthStarring James Cagney

Babylon

2022·3h 9m·★ 7.1·Damien Chazelle

Themes: old hollywood, movie star, gambling

'G' Men

1935·1h 23m·★ 7.1·William Keighley

3 shared cast incl. James Cagney & Margaret Lindsay

Smart Money

1931·1h 21m·★ 6.8·Alfred E. Green

Themes: gambling, pre-codeStarring James Cagney

Little Caesar

1931·1h 19m·★ 7.1·Mervyn LeRoy

DP: Tony GaudioFans also liked

Something Wild

1986·1h 54m·★ 6.9·Jonathan Demme

TMDB recommendsCrime & Comedy

The Hard Way

1991·1h 51m·★ 6.4·John Badham

TMDB recommendsComedy & Crime

The Little Giant

1933·1h 16m·★ 7.0·Roy Del Ruth

Starring Russell HoptonDir. Roy Del RuthCrime & Comedy

Bureau of Missing Persons

1933·1h 13m·★ 6.5·Roy Del Ruth

Starring Marjorie GatesonDir. Roy Del RuthComedy & Crime

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Michael Curtiz

Fans also likedStarring James Cagney

Each Dawn I Die

1939·1h 32m·★ 7.2·William Keighley

Fans also likedStarring James Cagney

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

TMDB recommends

Duck Soup

1933·1h 8m·★ 7.7·Leo McCarey

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Pusher III

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

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The Public Enemy

1931·1h 24m·★ 7.6·William A. Wellman

Both star James Cagney & Leslie Fenton

The Defiant Ones

1958·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kramer

TMDB recommends

The League of Gentlemen

1960·1h 56m·★ 7.2·Basil Dearden

Fans also likedComedy & Crime

Ocean's Eight

2018·1h 51m·★ 6.3·Gary Ross

Fans also likedCrime & Comedy

42nd Street

1933·1h 29m·★ 7.3·Lloyd Bacon

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Body Double

1984·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Brian De Palma

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How Good Is Lady Killer?

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