Movies Like The Star Witness

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

Lilly Turner

1933·1h 5m·★ 6.4·William A. Wellman

2 shared crewDir. William A. WellmanDP: James Van Trees

Midnight Mary

1933·1h 14m·★ 7.0·William A. Wellman

2 shared crewDir. William A. WellmanDP: James Van Trees

Stingaree

1934·1h 17m·★ 5.8·William A. Wellman

2 shared crewDir. William A. WellmanDP: James Van Trees

The Undercover Man

1949·1h 25m·★ 6.6·Joseph H. Lewis

Themes: witness intimidation, gangsterFans also likedCrime & Drama

Somewhere in the Night

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

Themes: war veteran, gangsterFans also liked

The Public Enemy

1931·1h 24m·★ 7.6·William A. Wellman

Fans also likedDir. William A. WellmanCrime & 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

Boys Don't Cry

1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Mean Streets

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.1·Martin Scorsese

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Night Nurse

1931·1h 12m·★ 7.0·William A. Wellman

Starring Edward NugentDir. William A. WellmanCrime & Drama

The Wages of Fear

1953·2h 33m·★ 8.1·Henri-Georges Clouzot

TMDB recommends

The Big Lebowski

1998·1h 57m·★ 8.1·Joel Coen

TMDB recommends

The Untouchables

1987·1h 59m·★ 7.8·Brian De Palma

TMDB recommends

The Killing

1956·1h 25m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommends

The Big Combo

1955·1h 28m·★ 7.3·Joseph H. Lewis

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

Dead End

1937·1h 33m·★ 7.2·William Wyler

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

The Damned Don't Cry

1950·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Vincent Sherman

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

The Treatment

2014·2h 11m·★ 7.1·Hans Herbots

TMDB recommends

Each Dawn I Die

1939·1h 32m·★ 7.2·William Keighley

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

How Good Is The Star Witness?

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