Movies Like The Crooked Way

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

The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996·2h 1m·★ 6.8·Renny Harlin

Themes: amnesiac, gun death, amnesiaTMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Somewhere in the Night

1946·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Joseph L. Mankiewicz

8 shared themes: war veteran with amnesia, amnesiac, quest for identity...Fans also likedThriller & Crime

The Blue Dahlia

1946·1h 36m·★ 7.1·George Marshall

Themes: framed for murder, war veteran, film noirFans also liked

The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

Themes: framed for murder, film noirFans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Crime Wave

1953·1h 13m·★ 7.3·André de Toth

Themes: gun death, film noirFans also likedCrime & Thriller

The Warriors

1979·1h 34m·★ 7.5·Walter Hill

Themes: framed for murder, gangsterTMDB recommends

Little Caesar

1931·1h 19m·★ 7.1·Mervyn LeRoy

Themes: crime boss, gangsterFans also likedDrama & Crime

Act of Violence

1949·1h 22m·★ 7.5·Fred Zinnemann

Themes: war veteran, film noirFans also likedThriller & Drama

Witness to Murder

1954·1h 23m·★ 6.6·Roy Rowland

DP: John AltonFans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966·2h 41m·★ 8.8·Sergio Leone

Themes: gun battle, gun death

Cry of the City

1948·1h 35m·★ 7.2·Robert Siodmak

Themes: film noir, gangsterFans also likedCrime & Drama

The Departed

2006·2h 31m·★ 8.5·Martin Scorsese

Themes: crime boss, gangsterDrama & Thriller & Crime

Slightly Scarlet

1956·1h 39m·★ 6.5·Allan Dwan

DP: John AltonCrime & Drama & ThrillerStarring John Payne

Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama & Crime

Dead Again

1991·1h 47m·★ 6.8·Kenneth Branagh

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime & Thriller

The Boss

1956·1h 29m·★ 6.3·Byron Haskin

Both star John Payne & Rhys WilliamsCrime & Drama & Thriller

House of Bamboo

1955·1h 42m·★ 6.8·Samuel Fuller

Fans also likedStarring John DoucetteCrime & Drama

Pusher III

2005·1h 48m·★ 7.3·Nicolas Winding Refn

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

Runaway Jury

2003·2h 7m·★ 7.1·Gary Fleder

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Body Double

1984·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Brian De Palma

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

How Good Is The Crooked Way?

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