Movies Like The Big Combo

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

Bad Boys

1995·1h 59m·★ 6.8·Michael Bay

Themes: hangar, police corruption

Gun Crazy

1950·1h 27m·★ 7.6·Joseph H. Lewis

Fans also likedDir. Joseph H. LewisCrime & Drama

The Bank Job

2008·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Roger Donaldson

Themes: double cross, police corruptionCrime & Drama

Cry of the City

1948·1h 35m·★ 7.2·Robert Siodmak

Fans also likedStarring Richard ConteCrime & Drama

The Usual Suspects

1995·1h 46m·★ 8.5·Bryan Singer

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Mildred Pierce

1945·1h 51m·★ 7.9·Michael Curtiz

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Changeling

2008·2h 21m·★ 7.7·Clint Eastwood

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

American Gangster

2007·2h 37m·★ 7.8·Ridley Scott

Themes: police detective, police corruptionDrama & Crime

Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

The Lady from Shanghai

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.5·Orson Welles

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Salton Sea

2002·1h 43m·★ 7.0·D.J. Caruso

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Nile Hilton Incident

2017·1h 51m·★ 6.8·Tarik Saleh

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Storm Fear

1955·1h 28m·★ 6.4·Cornel Wilde

Both star Cornel Wilde & Jean WallaceCrime & Drama

Passion

1954·1h 24m·★ 6.1·Allan Dwan

DP: John AltonStarring Cornel Wilde

L.A. Confidential

1997·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Curtis Hanson

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

Out of the Past

1947·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Jacques Tourneur

TMDB recommends

Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommends

The Thin Man

1934·1h 31m·★ 7.9·W.S. Van Dyke

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Gilda

1946·1h 50m·★ 7.6·Charles Vidor

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How Good Is The Big Combo?

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