Movies Like Racket Busters

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

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936·1h 41m·★ 6.4·Lloyd Bacon

2 shared crewDir. Lloyd BaconDP: Arthur Edeson

Here Comes the Navy

1934·1h 27m·★ 6.2·Lloyd Bacon

2 shared crewDir. Lloyd BaconDP: Arthur Edeson

Brother Orchid

1940·1h 28m·★ 7.0·Lloyd Bacon

Both star Humphrey Bogart & Allen JenkinsDir. Lloyd BaconCrime & Drama

Marked Woman

1937·1h 36m·★ 7.1·Lloyd Bacon

Both star Humphrey Bogart & Allen JenkinsDir. Lloyd BaconCrime & Drama

42nd Street

1933·1h 29m·★ 7.3·Lloyd Bacon

Both star George Brent & Allen JenkinsDir. Lloyd Bacon

Each Dawn I Die

1939·1h 32m·★ 7.2·William Keighley

DP: Arthur EdesonFans also likedCrime & Drama

Blondie Johnson

1933·1h 8m·★ 6.7·Ray Enright

TMDB recommendsStarring Allen JenkinsCrime & Drama

Knock on Any Door

1949·1h 40m·★ 6.6·Nicholas Ray

Fans also likedStarring Humphrey BogartDrama & Crime

GoodFellas

1990·2h 25m·★ 8.7·Martin Scorsese

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

City of God

2002·2h 9m·★ 8.6·Fernando Meirelles

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Catch Me If You Can

2002·2h 21m·★ 8.1·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Gangs of New York

2002·2h 48m·★ 7.5·Martin Scorsese

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Dead End

1937·1h 33m·★ 7.2·William Wyler

Both star Humphrey Bogart & Allen JenkinsCrime & Drama

Public Enemies

2009·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Michael Mann

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Bullets or Ballots

1936·1h 22m·★ 7.0·William Keighley

Both star Humphrey Bogart & Henry O'NeillCrime & Drama

Three on a Match

1932·1h 3m·★ 7.1·Mervyn LeRoy

Both star Humphrey Bogart & Allen JenkinsCrime & Drama

The Sweet and the Bitter

2007·1h 38m·★ 6.4·Andrea Porporati

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Not on My Watch

2017·1h 25m·★ 5.4·Emmanuelle Cuau

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Out of the Past

1947·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Jacques Tourneur

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How Good Is Racket Busters?

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