Movies like 99 River Street: 20 to watch next

If you loved 99 River Street (1953) — a crime film directed by Phil Karlson — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of 99 River Street most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like taxi driver, film noir and ex-boxer. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
The Set-Up 1949★ 7.4
Shares: Crime
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
2
Where the Sidewalk Ends 1950★ 7.2
Shares: Crime
A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
Stream in India on Plex
3
You Only Live Once 1937★ 7.1
Shares: Crime
Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.
Stream in India on Plex
4
Desperate 1947★ 6.5
Shares: Crime
An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.
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5
Hell Drivers 1957★ 6.7
Shares: Crime
An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company owner who encourages competion amongst his drivers.
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6
Framed 1947★ 6.5
Shares: Crime
Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they intend to frame Lambert.
Stream in India on JustWatch TV Beta
7
Pitfall 1948★ 6.8
Shares: Crime
An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.
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8
Macao 1952★ 6.3
Shares: Crime
Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the attractive singer/petty crook, Julie Benson?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
9
The Web 1947★ 7.1
Shares: Crime
A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.
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10
Nightfall 1956★ 6.9
Shares: Crime
An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
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11
The Locket 1946★ 6.3
Shares: Crime
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
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12
Quicksand 1950★ 6.1
Shares: Crime
Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.
Stream in India on Artiflix
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The Dark Corner 1946★ 6.6
Shares: Crime
Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep into a mystery in search of answers.
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14
They Made Me a Fugitive 1947★ 6.6
Shares: Crime
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
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15
Johnny O'Clock 1947★ 6.3
Shares: Crime
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
16
Fallen Angel 1945★ 6.6
Shares: Crime
An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.
Stream in India on Plex
17
No Man of Her Own 1950★ 6.9
Shares: Crime
A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.
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18
They Live by Night 1949★ 6.8
Shares: Crime
An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
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The Blue Lamp 1950★ 6.6
Shares: Crime
P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.
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Black Angel 1946★ 6.1
Shares: Crime
A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin, team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin's wife.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now