Movies Like Riot in Cell Block 11

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

Sweet Smell of Success

1957·1h 37m·★ 8.0·Alexander Mackendrick

TMDB recommendsStarring Emile Meyer

Cry Terror!

1958·1h 36m·★ 6.7·Andrew L. Stone

TMDB recommendsStarring Neville Brand

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Mildred Pierce

1945·1h 51m·★ 7.9·Michael Curtiz

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Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Lady from Shanghai

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.5·Orson Welles

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Hardly a Criminal

1949·1h 28m·★ 7.3·Hugo Fregonese

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Baby Face Nelson

1957·1h 25m·★ 6.3·Don Siegel

Starring Leo GordonDir. Don SiegelCrime & Drama

Out of the Past

1947·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Jacques Tourneur

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Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

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The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

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White Heat

1949·1h 54m·★ 8.1·Raoul Walsh

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The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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Gilda

1946·1h 50m·★ 7.6·Charles Vidor

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The Unforgivable

2021·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Nora Fingscheidt

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Brute Force

1947·1h 38m·★ 7.5·Jules Dassin

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Felon

2008·1h 43m·★ 7.4·Ric Roman Waugh

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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

2019·1h 51m·★ 6.7·Joe Berlinger

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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

1956·1h 20m·★ 6.9·Fritz Lang

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How Good Is Riot in Cell Block 11?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.