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10 Best Movies Like Penrod and Sam

If you loved Penrod and Sam, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penrod and Sam for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob....

#2
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penrod and Sam for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court....

#3
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penrod and Sam for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign....

#4
House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

1955★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penrod and Sam for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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....

#5
M

M

1951★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penrod and Sam for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods de...

#6
The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three

1925★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penrod and Sam for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Three sideshow performers form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" - a ventriloquist, midget, and strongman working together to commit a series of robberies....

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