20 movies like Public Hero No. 1, ordered by similarity : The Get-Away(1941), Heartlock(2018), Woodpeckers(2017), King of the Underworld(1939), The Raid 2(2014), The Sicilian Clan(1969), Shot Caller(2017), Sarkar(2005), The Big House(1930), The Body of My Enemy(1976), Let Us Live(1939), Raees(2017) ...
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
90 Minutes
Lionel Barrymore Jean Arthur Chester Morris Paul Kelly Lewis Stone Joseph Calleia Sam Baker Paul Hurst John Kelly Selmer Jackson Larry Wheat
kingpin fbi agent doctor gangster inmate sister suspenseful thrilling patriotic melodramatic prison highway movie theater bus train station undercover operations gang war jailbreak journey manhunt
A G-man goes undercover to infiltrate a gang, helping the group's leader escape from prison to gain his trust.
6.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
89 Minutes
Robert Sterling Donna Reed Charles Winninger Henry O'Neill Dan Dailey Don Douglas Ernest Whitman Grant Withers Chester Gan Charles Wagenheim Guy Kingsford
sister fbi agent convict criminal doctor beautiful woman thrilling gritty chicago headquarters hideout prison train station illinois bank robbery undercover operations jailbreak moral dilemma assumed identity deception
A G-man is sent to prison to befriend a suspected robbery ringleader and then helps him break out to gain his confidence.
5.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
2018
96 Minutes
Alexander Dreymon Lesley-Ann Brandt Erik LaRay Harvey Cedric Young Wayne David Parker Jacqueline Williams Javon Anderson Jerilynd Bartys Michael Alexander Phillip Edward Van Lear Anton Bassey
inmate prison guard enemy prisoner lover suspenseful engaging striking prison new york city united states jail love forbidden love prison life escape risk unlikely allies unlikely romance escape
A rogue love story centered on a female correctional officer whose life is turned upside down by the fleeting affections of her lover - a male convict whose charm is only as genuine as his desire to be free.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
6.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
69 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Kay Francis James Stephenson John Eldredge Jessie Busley Arthur Aylesworth Raymond Brown Harland Tucker Ralph Remley Murray Alper Charles Foy
doctor gangster writer widow police officer gambler suspenseful melodramatic tense small town doctor's office prison police station apartment casino grief murder reputation marriage medicine
After the killing of her husband by friendly fire during a police raid, Dr. Carole Nelson tries to find gangster Joe Gurney to clear her name with the medical board.
8.0/10
Crime, Sports & Fitness, Drama, Action
Indonesia|USA
2014
148 Minutes
Iko Uwais Yayan Ruhian Arifin Putra Oka Antara Tio Pakusadewo Alex Abbad Julie Estelle Cok Simbara Cecep Arif Rahman Very Tri Yulisman Ryuhei Matsuda
son gangster family member undercover cop inmate kingpin brash brooding chilling prison office police station jakarta, indonesia building drug house undercover operations crime family fighting prison
Only a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force.
7.4/10
Crime, Drama
France|Italy
1969
120 Minutes
Alain Delon Jean Gabin Lino Ventura Irina Demick Amedeo Nazzari Sydney Chaplin Elisa Cegani Karen Blanguernon Marc Porel Yves Lefebvre Philippe Baronnet
gangster prisoner police officer murderer thief mafia boss engaging brutal thrilling suspenseful intense italy sicily prison diamond heist gangs gangsters adventure escape pursuit
A young, ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.
7.3/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2017
120 Minutes
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Lake Bell Jon Bernthal Emory Cohen Jeffrey Donovan Benjamin Bratt Jessy Schram Evan Jones
stockbroker gang leader gang member husband inmate white supremacist brooding brutal dark gripping tense thrilling california chino state prison prison street city criminal underworld gang war gangs
A newly released prisoner is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.
7.6/10
Crime, Drama
India
2005
124 Minutes
gangster son wife daughter-in-law henchman bleak intense suspenseful thrilling emotional moving mumbai, india house bungalow street office police station gangsters family relationships brotherhood
The authority of a man, who runs a parallel government in Mumbai, is challenged. His son rises to face his enemies.
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
87 Minutes
Wallace Beery Chester Morris Robert Montgomery Lewis Stone Leila Hyams George F. Marion J.C. Nugent Karl Dane DeWitt Jennings Matthew Betz Claire McDowell
prisoner prison official guard warden criminal gritty thrilling bleak prison prison life prison break drunk driving corruption crime escape revenge 1930s
A convict falls in love with his new cellmate's sister, only to become embroiled in a planned break-out which is certain to have lethal consequences.
4.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1976
120 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Marie-France Pisier Bernard Blier Claude Brosset Daniel Ivernel
prisoner innocent man murderer criminal murder suspect emotional thrilling suspenseful engaging brutal melodramatic prison life after prison prison life innocence fight for justice framed for murder revenge mystery pursuit
A reporter for a gossip magazine stays at a beach house near that of a movie star to investigate reports that he had had a sex change operation.
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
66 Minutes
prisoner fiancé friend district attorney police detective witness bleak uneasy new york city theater jail court false accusations prison life murder case mistaken identity disillusionment race against time quest discovery
Two innocent men are wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The fiance of one of them convinces a police detective of their innocence, and together they try to find the real ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
India
2017
155 Minutes
crime boss gangster smuggler police officer rival religious person brooding fascinating powerful shocking suspenseful thrilling house india police station jail illegal activity alcohol prohibition crime
A bootlegger sets out to improve his community as a promising leader but falls in a political trap.
8.0/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Hong Kong
2002
100 Minutes
Tony Leung Andrew Lau Wai-Keung Andy Lau Anthony Wong Eric Tsang Chapman To Ka Tung Lam Ng Ting-yip Wan Chi Keung Sammi Cheng Kelly Chen
undercover cop mole crime boss police chief love interest gangster melodramatic thrilling hong kong police station street political corruption organized crime gangs betrayal regret espionage rivalry pursuit forbidden love
A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.
7.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1980
121 Minutes
Gena Rowlands John Adames Buck Henry Julie Carmen Lupe Garnica Jessica Castillo Tom Noonan Ronald Maccone
woman retiree female gangster gangster young boy victim engaging thrilling suspenseful intense shocking emotional united states new york city gangsters fear past crimes crime syndicate crime witness adventure
When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.
7.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Italy|France
2015
130 Minutes
Pierfrancesco Favino Elio Germano Claudio Amendola Alessandro Borghi Greta Scarano Giulia Gorietti Antonello Fassari Jean-Hugues Anglade Alessandro Bernardini Michele Bevilacqua Nazzareno Bomba
gangster mafia boss politician prostitute corrupt businessman dead person suspenseful thrilling brooding profound spectacular rome corruption abuse of power sex murder drugs prostitution rescue rivalry
A gangster known as "Samurai" wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last long.
7.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1997
155 Minutes
Pam Grier Samuel L. Jackson Robert Forster Bridget Fonda Michael Keaton Robert De Niro Michael Bowen Chris Tucker LisaGay Hamilton Tommy "Tiny" Lister Hattie Winston
flight attendant arms dealer agent detective bondsman friend gritty amusing thrilling los angeles airport household jail shopping mall smuggling investigation murder deception betrayal quest
A middle-aged woman finds herself in the middle of a huge conflict that will either make her a profit or cost her life.
Crime, Drama
1972
98 Minutes
gangster man woman police chief bank robber drug smuggler thrilling emotional dark bank france nightclub train small town helicopter robbery drug smuggling law and order love triangle unusual friendship
A bank theft and a train robbery bring together a Frenchwoman (Catherine Deneuve), her criminal boyfriend (Alain Delon) and a detective (Richard Crenna).
7.2/10
Crime, Drama
France|Canada
1978
124 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Stéphane Audran Jean Carmet Jean-François Garreaud Jean Dalmain Lisa Langlois François Maistre Philippe Procot Bernard Alane Mario David Henri-Jacques Huet
young woman mother father murderer frenchwoman prostitute engaging melodramatic shocking thrilling suspenseful gripping france family home prostitution dark secrets secret life poison rebellion murder plot
In an interwar France struggling with profound social and political change, 18-year-old Violette Noziere rebels against the constraints of her claustrophobic, working-class (and possibly incestuous) family, with troubling consequences.
7.2/10
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Norway|Denmark|Sweden
2014
116 Minutes
Stellan Skarsgård Pål Sverre Hagen Bruno Ganz Hildegun Riise Peter Andersson Birgitte Hjort Sørensen Jakob Oftebro Anders Baasmo Christiansen Jon Øigarden Gard Eidsvold Goran Navojec
snowplow driver murderer son gangster drug lord melodramatic intense suspenseful thrilling brooding brutal norway criminal underworld drug house murder death of a child retribution mafia underworld adventure
After his son is murdered by drug dealers, a snowplow driver starts seeking revenge.
8.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Glenn Ford Gloria Grahame Jocelyn Brando Alexander Scourby Lee Marvin Jeanette Nolan Peter Whitney Willis Bouchey Robert Burton Adam Williams Howard Wendell
gangster kingpin police detective wife husband mistress dark gritty suspenseful melodramatic city nightclub household police station penthouse police corruption murder plot investigation conspiracy organized crime
Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.
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