Movies like Johnny Eager: 20 to watch next

If you loved Johnny Eager (1941) — a crime and drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Johnny Eager most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like self sacrifice, gambling and staged death. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
Pitfall 1948★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, 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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
2
The Good Thief 2003★ 6.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.
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3
Where the Sidewalk Ends 1950★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
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4
The Set-Up 1949★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Crime
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
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5
Johnny O'Clock 1947★ 6.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
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.
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6
Force of Evil 1950★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, Drama
Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.
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7
Private Hell 36 1954★ 6.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
In New York City, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner and Jack Farnham investigate and are led from the drugstore to a nightclub, where singer Lilli is another recipient of a stolen bill. With Lilli's help, the partners track down the remaining money, but both Lilli and Jack are dismayed when Cal decides he wants to keep part of it.
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8
The Damned Don't Cry 1950★ 7.0
Shares: Crime, Drama
Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.
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9
Desperate 1947★ 6.5
Shares: Crime
An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.
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10
An Inspector Calls 1954★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
An upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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711 Ocean Drive 1950★ 6.4
Shares: Crime
A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation. After the bookie is murdered, the greedy technician takes over his business. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the top of the local crime syndicate, but then gangsters from a big East Coast mob show up wanting a piece of his action.
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12
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
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The File on Thelma Jordon 1949★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Crime
Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.
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14
The Web 1947★ 7.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
15
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.
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16
No Man of Her Own 1950★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Crime
A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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.
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The Dark Corner 1946★ 6.6
Shares: Crime, Drama
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Roaring Twenties 1939★ 7.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
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I Walk Alone 1947★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Crime
Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.
Stream in India on Plex