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10 Best Movies Like Short Cut to Hell

If you loved Short Cut to Hell, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Run All Night

Run All Night

2015★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Short Cut to Hell for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police det...

#2
Blast of Silence

Blast of Silence

1961★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Short Cut to Hell for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York. But a special girl from his past and a fat gun dealer with pet rats get in his way....

#3
Fast Charlie

Fast Charlie

2023★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Short Cut to Hell for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out....

#4
The Killers

The Killers

1964★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Short Cut to Hell for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away....

#5
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Short Cut to Hell for fans of Crime & Thriller. 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....

#6
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Short Cut to Hell for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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 ord...

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