Movies like Macao: 20 to watch next
If you loved Macao (1952) — a adventure, drama and romance film directed by Josef von Sternberg — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Macao most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like mistaken identity, film noir and nightclub singer. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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You Only Live Once 1937★ 7.1
Shares: Crime, Drama, Romance
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
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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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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They Live by Night 1949★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Romance, Drama
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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
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Party Girl 1958★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Drama, Romance
Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fallen Angel 1945★ 6.6
Shares: Crime, Drama, Romance
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
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The Locket 1946★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Crime
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Road House 1948★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Romance
A night club owner becomes infatuated with a torch singer and frames his best friend/manager for embezzlement when the chanteuse falls in love with him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Big Combo 1955★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Crime
Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.
Stream in India on JustWatch TV Beta, Artiflix, Plex
- 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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King Creole 1958★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Crime
Delinquent Danny Fisher flunks out of high school, quits his job as a nightclub busboy, and one night gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at The Blue Shade. Danny declines, but Fields won't take no for an answer.
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Born to Kill 1947★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, Drama
A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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They Won't Believe Me 1947★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.
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.
Stream in India on Plex
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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
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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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Naked City 1948★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
Stream in India on Artiflix, Plex
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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 Breaking Point 1950★ 7.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now