Movies Like The Steel Trap

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

Bonnie and Clyde

1967·1h 51m·★ 7.7·Arthur Penn

Themes: bank heist, bank robber, fugitiveTMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Highway 301

1950·1h 23m·★ 6.8·Andrew L. Stone

Themes: b movie, bank robberDir. Andrew L. StoneStarring Aline Towne

Cash on Demand

1961·1h 20m·★ 7.5·Quentin Lawrence

Themes: bank heist, bank robberFans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

The Night Holds Terror

1955·1h 26m·★ 6.3·Andrew L. Stone

Both star Eddie Marr & Jonathan HaleDir. Andrew L. StoneCrime & Thriller & Drama

Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommendsStarring Jonathan HaleCrime & Thriller

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller & Crime

Killing Zoe

1993·1h 36m·★ 6.4·Roger Avary

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama & Thriller

The Killer Is Loose

1956·1h 13m·★ 6.6·Budd Boetticher

Fans also likedStarring Joseph CottenCrime & Thriller

The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Killing

1956·1h 25m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Bourne Identity

2002·1h 59m·★ 7.8·Doug Liman

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

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No Man of Her Own

1950·1h 38m·★ 7.4·Mitchell Leisen

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They Made Me a Fugitive

1947·1h 39m·★ 7.2·Alberto Cavalcanti

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Pushover

1954·1h 28m·★ 7.1·Richard Quine

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Cry Terror!

1958·1h 36m·★ 6.7·Andrew L. Stone

Starring Carleton YoungDir. Andrew L. StoneCrime & Thriller

A Blueprint for Murder

1953·1h 17m·★ 6.7·Andrew L. Stone

Starring Joseph CottenDir. Andrew L. StoneCrime & Thriller

5 Against the House

1955·1h 24m·★ 5.9·Phil Karlson

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How Good Is The Steel Trap?

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