Movies Like Shield for Murder

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

Big House, U.S.A

1955·1h 23m·★ 6.6·Howard W. Koch

2 shared crewDir. Howard W. KochDP: Gordon Avil

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950·1h 35m·★ 7.5·Otto Preminger

Themes: bad cop, film noirFans also likedCrime & Drama

The Big Combo

1955·1h 28m·★ 7.3·Joseph H. Lewis

Themes: police shootout, film noirFans also likedDrama & Crime

On Dangerous Ground

1951·1h 22m·★ 7.2·Nicholas Ray

Themes: bad cop, film noirFans also likedDrama & Crime

Witness to Murder

1954·1h 23m·★ 6.6·Roy Rowland

Themes: witness to murder, film noirFans also likedCrime & Drama

Between Midnight and Dawn

1950·1h 29m·★ 6.6·Gordon Douglas

Themes: police shootout, film noirStarring Edmond O'Brien

The Enforcer

1951·1h 27m·★ 7.2·Bretaigne Windust

Themes: film noir, black and whiteFans also liked

The Killers

1946·1h 43m·★ 7.7·Robert Siodmak

Themes: film noir, black and whiteStarring Edmond O'Brien

The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

Fans also likedStarring Edmond O'BrienCrime & Drama

The Damned Don't Cry

1950·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Vincent Sherman

Fans also likedStarring Hugh SandersCrime & Drama

High and Low

1963·2h 22m·★ 8.4·Akira Kurosawa

Themes: film noir, black and whiteDrama & Crime

Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Lucky Number Slevin

2006·1h 50m·★ 7.7·Paul McGuigan

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Yamakasi

2001·1h 30m·★ 6.2·Ariel Zeitoun

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

TMDB recommends

L.A. Confidential

1997·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Curtis Hanson

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

TMDB recommends

Sin City

2005·2h 4m·★ 8.0·Robert Rodriguez

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How Good Is Shield for Murder?

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