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10 Best Movies Like The Ex-Convict

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

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#1
Murder She Said

Murder She Said

1961★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ex-Convict for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own....

#2
00 Schneider - Jagd auf Nihil Baxter

00 Schneider - Jagd auf Nihil Baxter

1994★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ex-Convict for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The funny clown Bratislav Metulskie is found dead in circus "Apollo". The retired commissioner 00 Schneider is asked to assume control of the case. Schneider and his aged sidekick ...

#3
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948★ 6.7

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

Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another cri...

#4
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ex-Convict for fans of Crime & Drama. 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....

#5
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ex-Convict for fans of Crime & Drama. 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...

#6
In the Name of the Italian People

In the Name of the Italian People

1971★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ex-Convict for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides to investigate him, and bring him to court, whatever it takes. But - will the ma...