Movies Like The Hatchet Man

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

Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsStarring Tully MarshallCrime & Drama

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1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

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Shanghai Express

1932·1h 22m·★ 7.3·Josef von Sternberg

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Two Seconds

1932·1h 7m·★ 6.9·Mervyn LeRoy

Both star Edward G. Robinson & J. Carrol NaishDrama & Crime

The Public Enemy

1931·1h 24m·★ 7.6·William A. Wellman

Starring Leslie FentonDir. William A. WellmanCrime & Drama

Midnight Mary

1933·1h 14m·★ 7.0·William A. Wellman

Starring Loretta YoungDir. William A. WellmanCrime & Drama

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

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The Game

1997·2h 9m·★ 7.7·David Fincher

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Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

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The Thin Man

1934·1h 31m·★ 7.9·W.S. Van Dyke

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Trouble in Paradise

1932·1h 23m·★ 7.9·Ernst Lubitsch

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Dirty Harry

1971·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Don Siegel

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The Blue Angel

1930·1h 48m·★ 7.6·Josef von Sternberg

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Mrs. Doubtfire

1993·2h 5m·★ 7.1·Chris Columbus

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Rouben Mamoulian

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The Stranger

1946·1h 35m·★ 7.3·Orson Welles

Both star Edward G. Robinson & Loretta Young

Bullitt

1968·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Peter Yates

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Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

1931·1h 26m·★ 7.3·F. W. Murnau

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The Damned Don't Cry

1950·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Vincent Sherman

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How Good Is The Hatchet Man?

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