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10 Best Movies Like Where the Sidewalk Ends

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

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#1
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Sidewalk Ends 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...

#2
Transporter 3

Transporter 3

2008★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Sidewalk Ends for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukrainian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he ha...

#3
The Seven-Ups

The Seven-Ups

1973★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Sidewalk Ends for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money....

#4
Insomnia

Insomnia

2002★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Sidewalk Ends for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen....

#5
Killer's Kiss

Killer's Kiss

1955★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Sidewalk Ends for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Ra...

#6
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Sidewalk Ends for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their gri...

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