Movies Like The City Defends Itself

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

Lost Youth

1948·1h 20m·★ 6.8·Pietro Germi

2 shared crewDir. Pietro GermiDP: Carlo Montuori

The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo

1952·1h 33m·★ 6.8·Pietro Germi

Both star Cosetta Greco & Fausto TozziDir. Pietro Germi

The Usual Suspects

1995·1h 46m·★ 8.5·Bryan Singer

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Niels Mueller

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Golden Men

2019·1h 40m·★ 6.1·Vincenzo Alfieri

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Killing Zoe

1993·1h 36m·★ 6.4·Roger Avary

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Willenbrock

2005·1h 45m·★ 6.8·Andreas Dresen

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Through and Through

1973·1h 10m·★ 6.7·Grzegorz Królikiewicz

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

B. Monkey

1999·1h 34m·★ 5.9·Michael Radford

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Times Gone By

1952·2h 2m·★ 6.4·Alessandro Blasetti

DP: Carlo MontuoriStarring Gina Lollobrigida

The Man Who Would Be King

1975·2h 9m·★ 7.7·John Huston

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The Asphalt Jungle

1950·1h 53m·★ 7.8·John Huston

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Distant Lights

2003·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Hans-Christian Schmid

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The Olsen Gang Sees Red

1976·1h 40m·★ 7.7·Erik Balling

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A Fish Called Wanda

1988·1h 49m·★ 7.5·Charles Crichton

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My Own Private Idaho

1991·1h 44m·★ 6.9·Gus Van Sant

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American Graffiti

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.4·George Lucas

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Above the Rim

1994·1h 36m·★ 6.6·Jeff Pollack

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

The Damned Don't Cry

1950·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Vincent Sherman

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Plunder Road

1957·1h 12m·★ 6.9·Hubert Cornfield

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How Good Is The City Defends Itself?

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