Movies like Chains
If Chains's mix of film noir stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Chains's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Mildred Pierce
1945 · Directed by Michael Curtiz · 111 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (1940s)
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
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The Asphalt Jungle
1950 · Directed by John Huston · 113 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also crime and drama
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
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The Lady from Shanghai
1947 · Directed by Orson Welles · 87 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (1940s)
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
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Brute Force
1947 · Directed by Jules Dassin · 98 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (1940s)
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's…
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Killer's Kiss
1955 · Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 68 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also crime and drama
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 Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria.
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The Swindle
1955 · Directed by Federico Fellini · 113 min7.3
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian drama
Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Carlo, nicknamed Picasso.
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Last Night of Amore
2023 · Directed by Andrea Di Stefano · 124 min7.1
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian crime film
On the night before retirement, police lieutenant Amore is called to investigate the off-duty death of his longtime partner, who fell prey of an illegal scheme Amore himself was secretly part of.
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Crime Novel
2005 · Directed by Michele Placido · 152 min7.1
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian crime film
After serving prison time for a juvenile offense, Freddo gathers his old buddies Libano and Dandi and embarks on a crime spree that makes the trio the most powerful gangsters in Rome.
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The Girl in the Fog
2017 · Directed by Donato Carrisi · 128 min6.8
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian crime film
A gripping and chilling thriller that brings us to a hazy mountain village where an enigmatic detective is investigating the sudden disappearance of fifteen-year-old girl.