20 movies like This Gun for Hire, ordered by similarity : Breaking Point(1994), Dirty Money(1972), Point Blank(1967), We Own the Night(2007), Armored Car Robbery(1950), Obey(2018), Heat(1995), Born to Kill(1947), Mickey One(1965), I Walk Alone(1947), The Maltese Falcon(1941), Road House(1948) ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
80 Minutes
Alan Ladd Veronica Lake Robert Preston Laird Cregar Tully Marshall Mikhail Rasumny Marc Lawrence Adele Pearce Harry Shannon Frank Ferguson Bernadene Hayes
hit man nightclub owner wealthy man beautiful woman police officer chemist dark brutal cool san francisco nightclub train los angeles hideout double-cross contract killing manhunt unlikely friendship reform revenge
When assassin Philip Raven shoots a blackmailer and his beautiful female companion dead, he is paid off in marked bills by his treasonous employer who is working with foreign spies.
Crime, Drama
Canada|USA
1994
90 Minutes
Gary Busey Kim Cattrall Darlanne Fluegel Jeff Griggs Blu Mankuma Leam Blackwood Laurie Briscoe Michael Tiernan Douglas H. Arthurs Deryl Hayes Philip Granger
serial killer woman man surgeon police officer retired detective brutal rousing thrilling suspenseful dark intense united states sex sexual fantasy serial murders law enforcement crime revenge escape
A retired police detective reluctantly returns to action to stop a serial killer dubbed "The Surgeon".
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).
Crime, Drama
USA
1967
92 Minutes
Lee Marvin Angie Dickinson Keenan Wynn Carroll O'Connor Lloyd Bochner Michael Strong John Vernon Sharon Acker James Sikking Roberta Haynes Kathleen Freeman
thief traitor ex-wife sister man bleak fiery raw alcatraz island san francisco office apartment friendship betrayal money crime vengeance retribution revenge rivalry
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the money that was stolen from him.
Crime, Drama
USA
2007
118 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Mark Wahlberg Eva Mendes Robert Duvall Antoni Corone Moni Moshonov Alex Veadov Tony Musante
club owner drug lord father police chief girlfriend friend brooding suspenseful brooklyn, n.y. club death pursuit drugs police work revenge pursuit revenge transformation 1980s
A New York City nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian Mafia hitmen.
Drama, Crime
USA
1950
68 Minutes
thief police officer partner burlesque dancer criminal rookie gripping confident thrilling los angeles baseball field nightclub motel police station docks heist murder police work manhunt double-cross
A well-planned robbery goes awry, with tough cop Cordell in pursuit.
Drama
UK
2018
96 Minutes
Marcus Rutherford Sophie Kennedy Clark Sam Gittins T'Nia Miller James Atwell Wil Coban Taurean Steele Jasmine Jobson Joshua Blisset Daniel Akilimali Christine Taetz
love interest man boxer trainer friend police officer brash brutal raw emotional unrestrained apartment boxing ring london street party jealousy obsession riots boxing
As London slides towards a time of violent social unrest, on the estates of East London, a young man's life is torn apart by a love for a girl from a different place.
Crime, Drama
USA
1995
170 Minutes
Al Pacino Robert De Niro Val Kilmer Jon Voight Tom Sizemore Diane Venora Amy Brenneman Ashley Judd Mykelti Williamson Wes Studi Ted Levine
criminal lieutenant wife daughter fence killer frenetic gripping suspenseful cool intense los angeles police station hideout bank secret hideout big city crime ambition robbery
A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
92 Minutes
Lawrence Tierney Claire Trevor Walter Slezak Phillip Terry Audrey Long Elisha Cook Jr. Isabel Jewell Esther Howard Kathryn Card Tony Barrett Grandon Rhodes
murderer woman half sister fiancé proprieter investigator brutal dark raw reno, nev. boardinghouse train san francisco household bedroom investigation desire murder jealousy greed
A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with the hotheaded murderer romancing her foster sister.
Crime, Drama
USA
1965
93 Minutes
comedian nightclub owner tenant woman mobster offbeat brooding emotional nightclub apartment restaurant detroit chicago mafia paranoia on the run stand-up comedy gambling friendship escape
After the mob tries to kill him for an unknown reason, a comedian steals the identity of a homeless man and goes on the run.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
98 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Lizabeth Scott Kirk Douglas Wendell Corey Kristine Miller Jorge Rigaud Marc Lawrence Mike Mazurki Mickey Knox Roger Neury
bootlegger ex-convict nightclub owner ex-girlfriend partner brooding dark tense melodramatic new york city nightclub prison partnership greed business bootlegging love triangle deception rivalry rise
Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Peter Lorre Gladys George Barton MacLane Sydney Greenstreet Lee Patrick Ward Bond Jerome Cowan Elisha Cook Jr. James Burke
detective femme fatale criminal police officer secretary dark gritty brooding intricate san francisco hotel office dangerous assignment shady dealings deception murder greed mystery pursuit temptation
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
Ida Lupino Cornel Wilde Richard Widmark Celeste Holm O.Z. Whitehead Robert Karnes George Andre Beranger Ian MacDonald Grandon Rhodes Marion Marshall
manager singer cashier owner bartender best friend dark melodramatic nightclub bowling alley country road border love triangle infatuation framed jealousy schemes pursuit escape 1940s
A night club owner becomes infatuated with a torch singer and frames his best friend/manager for embezzlement when the chanteuse falls in love with him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1968
113 Minutes
Steve McQueen Robert Vaughn Jacqueline Bisset Don Gordon Robert Duvall Simon Oakland Norman Fell Georg Stanford Brown Justin Tarr Carl Reindel Felice Orlandi
police officer mobster senator hitman criminal thrilling cool san francisco hotel police station office car mafia politics violence murder pursuit mystery 1960s
An all guts, no glory San Francisco cop becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin that killed the witness in his protection.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
94 Minutes
Van Johnson Arlene Dahl Gloria DeHaven Tom Drake Leon Ames John McIntire Donald Woods Norman Lloyd
police detective wife killer stripper captain dark suspenseful tense los angeles police station household nightclub crime ring murder case investigation marital problems deception mystery pursuit revenge
While his wife is urging him to quit the force, a Los Angeles homicide detective hunts for the killer responsible for the murder of his ex-partner, who might have been on the take with local bookies.
Crime, Drama
USA
1990
146 Minutes
Robert De Niro Ray Liotta Joe Pesci Lorraine Bracco Paul Sorvino Frank Sivero Tony Darrow Mike Starr Frank Vincent Chuck Low Frank DiLeo
mobster gangster thief partner agent mob enforcer gritty dark thrilling amusing brutal florida new york city restaurant courtroom nightclub prison robbery money mafia
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate.
Drama, Comedy, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
USA
2015
92 Minutes
Rob Lowe Burt Reynolds Noel Gugliemi Kwesi Boakye Ken Davitian James Jurdi Jessica Clark Logan Fahey
real estate broker man woman criminal airy amusing suspenseful thrilling charming house los angeles real estate corruption crime money failing career rise fall rivalry pursuit
Double crosses, adultery, murder, mistaken identity, and revenge ensue when a mysterious power player and his sultry wife hire a disgraced Los Angeles property broker to discreetly market and sell their Malibu villa.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1949
122 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Takashi Shimura Keiko Awaji Eiko Miyoshi Noriko Sengoku Noriko Honma Reikichi Kawamura Eijiro Tono
police officer criminal stripper mentor brooding dark tokyo slum nightclub police station crime corruption poverty murder pursuit mystery 1940s
Two detectives (Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura) track one's stolen revolver into the underworld of late-1940s Tokyo.
Crime, Drama
UK
1962
97 Minutes
accountant killer gang members gang leader nightclub owner suspenseful somber brutal thrilling intense brooding london nightclub criminal underworld crime syndicate extortion crime gangs murder rivalry
A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
72 Minutes
Joyce Mackenzie Stanley Clements Hurd Hatfield Albert Van Dekker James Flavin
hit man daughter police officer nightclub owner cigarette girl girlfriend tense gripping big city family home movie theater nightclub police station investigation undercover operations deception murder organized crime mystery pursuit
When Laura Mansfield's father is killed by a delivery man, the police has few clues and the investigation drags on but Laura decides to find the killer on her own.
Crime, Drama
UK|USA
1972
94 Minutes
black panther club owner brother enforcer mobster veteran brutal thrilling los angeles nightclub mansion vengeance murder black power movement robbery racism revenge pursuit 1970s
A black militant group robs a Mafia bookie joint and also steals the incriminating ledgers which, in turn, prompts retaliation from the mob.