Films like Straight Time
After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer.
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Crime Wave
Film · 1953 · also crimeReformed 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 in...
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Pushover
Film · 1954 · also crime and dramaA police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.
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The Killer Is Loose
Film · 1956 · also crimeA savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally k...
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Marlowe
Film · 1969 · also crime and dramaMysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the...
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The Seven-Ups
Film · 1973 · also crimeA 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.
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Nick of Time
Film · 1995 · also crimeAn ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
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Brute Force
Film · 1947 · also crime and dramaTimeworn 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...
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Little Caesar
Film · 1931 · also crime and dramaA small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
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Riot in Cell Block 11
Film · 1954 · also crime and dramaA prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
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Cry of the City
Film · 1948 · also crime and dramaPetty 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 a...
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