Movies Like Underworld

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

The Last Command

1928·1h 28m·★ 7.9·Josef von Sternberg

2 shared crewBoth star Evelyn Brent & Shep HoughtonDir. Josef von Sternberg

The Scarlet Empress

1934·1h 44m·★ 7.5·Josef von Sternberg

2 shared crewDir. Josef von SternbergDP: Bert Glennon

Blonde Venus

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.1·Josef von Sternberg

2 shared crewDir. Josef von SternbergDP: Bert Glennon

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

1919·1h 29m·★ 7.2·D.W. Griffith

Themes: alcoholic, silent filmTMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Thunderbolt

1929·1h 31m·★ 6.4·Josef von Sternberg

Both star George Bancroft & Fred KohlerDir. Josef von SternbergCrime & Drama

Pandora's Box

1929·2h 21m·★ 7.7·G.W. Pabst

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime & Romance

Each Dawn I Die

1939·1h 32m·★ 7.2·William Keighley

Fans also likedStarring George BancroftCrime & Drama

City Lights

1931·1h 27m·★ 8.5·Charlie Chaplin

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

American Gangster

2007·2h 37m·★ 7.8·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Shanghai Express

1932·1h 22m·★ 7.3·Josef von Sternberg

Drama & Romance & CrimeStarring Clive BrookDir. Josef von Sternberg

The Murderers Are Among Us

1946·1h 21m·★ 7.4·Wolfgang Staudte

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Niels Mueller

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Stagecoach

1939·1h 36m·★ 7.8·John Ford

DP: Bert GlennonStarring George Bancroft

You Only Live Once

1937·1h 26m·★ 7.2·Fritz Lang

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Romance

They Live by Night

1949·1h 36m·★ 7.4·Nicholas Ray

Fans also likedCrime & Romance & Drama

The Docks of New York

1928·1h 16m·★ 7.5·Josef von Sternberg

Starring George BancroftDir. Josef von SternbergDrama & Romance

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003·1h 51m·★ 8.2·Quentin Tarantino

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How Good Is Underworld?

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