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10 Best Movies Like The Crooked Way

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

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#1
Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night

1946★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Crooked Way for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a three year old murder case and a hunt for a ...

#2
The Penalty

The Penalty

1920★ 7.0

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

Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San F...

#3
They Made Me a Fugitive

They Made Me a Fugitive

1947★ 6.6

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

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge....

#4
The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

1946★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Crooked Way for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer....

#5
Act of Violence

Act of Violence

1949★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Crooked Way for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkso...

#6
Crime Wave

Crime Wave

1953★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Crooked Way for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a...

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