Movies Like Paid

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

Dance, Fools, Dance

1931·1h 18m·★ 6.3·Harry Beaumont

4 shared cast incl. Joan Crawford & William BakewellDP: Charles RosherDrama & Crime

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932·1h 32m·★ 8.2·Mervyn LeRoy

Themes: blackmail, prison, pre-codeFans also likedStarring Hale Hamilton

Possessed

1931·1h 16m·★ 6.9·Clarence Brown

Themes: rich man, pre-codeBoth star Joan Crawford & John Miljan

Hold Your Man

1933·1h 27m·★ 6.9·Sam Wood

Themes: blackmail, pre-codeDir. Sam Wood

The Big House

1930·1h 27m·★ 7.1·George W. Hill

Themes: prison, pre-codeFans also likedCrime & Drama

Our Blushing Brides

1930·1h 39m·★ 6.2·Harry Beaumont

3 shared cast incl. Joan Crawford & John Miljan

Kiss of Death

1947·1h 39m·★ 7.4·Henry Hathaway

Themes: ex-con, prisonFans also liked

The King of Comedy

1982·1h 49m·★ 7.8·Martin Scorsese

Themes: blackmail, prisonFans also liked

Reminders of Him

2026·1h 54m·★ 6.3·Vanessa Caswill

Themes: release from prison, ex-con

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

TMDB recommendsStarring William Bakewell

Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Godfather Part III

1990·2h 42m·★ 7.5·Francis Ford Coppola

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Avenger of the Seven Seas

1962·1h 30m·★ 5.6·Domenico Paolella

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

This Modern Age

1931·1h 8m·★ 5.7·Nick Grindé

DP: Charles RosherStarring Joan Crawford

Laughing Sinners

1931·1h 12m·★ 5.6·Harry Beaumont

DP: Charles RosherStarring Joan Crawford

American History X

1998·1h 59m·★ 8.5·Tony Kaye

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Gladiator

2000·2h 35m·★ 8.5·Ridley Scott

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003·1h 51m·★ 8.2·Quentin Tarantino

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Ben-Hur

1959·3h 32m·★ 8.1·William Wyler

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How Good Is Paid?

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