Movies Like Paid to Kill

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

36 Hours

1953·1h 20m·★ 6.0·Montgomery Tully

2 shared crewThemes: british noir, b movieDir. Montgomery Tully

The Gambler and the Lady

1952·1h 12m·★ 5.9·Patrick Jenkins

Themes: british noir, b movieBoth star Dane Clark & Anthony ForwoodDP: Walter J. Harvey

The Third Alibi

1961·1h 8m·★ 7.0·Montgomery Tully

2 shared crewDir. Montgomery TullyDP: Walter J. Harvey

The Glass Cage

1955·59m·★ 5.4·Montgomery Tully

2 shared crewDir. Montgomery TullyDP: Walter J. Harvey

Blackout

1954·1h 27m·★ 6.2·Terence Fisher

DP: Walter J. HarveyStarring Dane ClarkCrime & Thriller

Road to Perdition

2002·1h 57m·★ 7.6·Sam Mendes

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Wild at Heart

1990·2h 5m·★ 7.2·David Lynch

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Layer Cake

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Matthew Vaughn

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

2002·1h 53m·★ 7.0·George Clooney

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Bangkok Dangerous

2000·1h 45m·★ 6.5·Oxide Pang Chun

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

Subway in the Sky

1959·1h 27m·★ 5.8·Muriel Box

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Day of the Jackal

1973·2h 23m·★ 7.8·Fred Zinnemann

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Pickup on South Street

1953·1h 20m·★ 7.6·Samuel Fuller

Fans also likedThriller & Crime

The Naked City

1948·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Jules Dassin

Fans also likedCrime & Thriller

The Man Between

1953·1h 40m·★ 7.0·Carol Reed

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The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

Fans also likedCrime & Thriller

Nightfall

1956·1h 19m·★ 7.1·Jacques Tourneur

Fans also likedCrime & Thriller

LaRoy, Texas

2024·1h 50m·★ 6.5·Shane Atkinson

Fans also likedCrime & Thriller

Each Dawn I Die

1939·1h 32m·★ 7.2·William Keighley

Fans also likedCrime & Thriller

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005·2h·★ 6.5·Doug Liman

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