Movies like 20,000 Years in Sing Sing: 20 to watch next

If you loved 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) — a crime and drama film directed by Michael Curtiz — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of 20,000 Years in Sing Sing most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like prison, based on novel or book and gangster. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
Yield to the Night 1956★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Crime
Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
2
The Big House 1930★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
3
Little Caesar 1931★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Crime
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
Stream in India on Plex
4
Kiss of Death 1947★ 7.0
Shares: Crime
An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.
Stream in India on Plex
5
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
6
Lonely are the Brave 1962★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
7
Dog Pound 2010★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
8
The Asphalt Jungle 1950★ 7.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
9
Angels with Dirty Faces 1938★ 7.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
10
Each Dawn I Die 1939★ 6.9
Shares: Crime, Drama
A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
11
Ladies They Talk About 1933★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.
Stream in India on Plex
12
House of Bamboo 1955★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
13
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 1962★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
14
Illegal 1955★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.
Stream in India on Plex
15
Ride the Pink Horse 1947★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
A con man tries to blackmail a Mexican gangster.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
16
The Public Enemy 1931★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
17
The Wrong Man 1956★ 7.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
18
5 Against the House 1955★ 5.9
Shares: Crime, Drama
Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
19
The Young Savages 1961★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
A district attorney investigates the racially charged case of three teenagers accused of the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy.
Stream in India on Plex
20
They Made Me a Fugitive 1947★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Crime
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now