20 movies like Lucky Nick Cain, ordered by similarity : Papillon(2017), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Jassy(1948), Postmark for Danger(1955), A Man About the House(1947), Checkpoint(1956), The Big Sleep(1946), The Guilty(2018), Zama(2017), This Is Congo(2017), We the Animals(2018), Complices(2009) ...
Drama
UK
1951
87 Minutes
George Raft Coleen Gray Margot Grahame Enzo Staiola Charles Goldner Walter Rilla Martin Benson Peter Illing Hugh French Peter Bull Elwyn Brook-Jones
gambler shoeshine boy intricate suspenseful mediterranean coast italy casino village framed for murder escape discovery escape mystery 1950s
American gambler Nick Cain arrives at the Mediterranean town of San Paola, and befriends an orphan Italian shoe-shine boy named Toni. He is puzzled by the reception and welcome he receives ... See full summary »
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Drama
UK
1948
96 Minutes
young man young woman villager gambler murderer emotional melodramatic intense suspenseful touching farm country road countryside village prison false accusations murder affair suicide divorce
In 17th. century England, Jassy is believed a witch because she has sometimes visions of approaching disasters. When Barney Hatton, an impoverished gentry whose gambling father has lost the... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA
1955
84 Minutes
Terry Moore Robert Beatty William Sylvester Geoffrey Keen Josephine Griffin Allan Cuthbertson Henry Oscar William Lucas
actress artist diamond smugglers blackmailer murder suspect killer melodramatic brooding tense suspenseful engaging intense england murder blackmail crime syndicate alibi diamond smuggling father/daughter relationship discovery
A woman's painted portrait and a post card with a sketch of a woman's hand holding a Chianti bottle are the main clues used by the Scotland Yard to solve a string of murders connected to a diamond-smuggling ring.
Drama
UK|Italy
1947
99 Minutes
Margaret Johnston Dulcie Gray Kieron Moore Guy Middleton Felix Aylmer Lilian Braithwaite Jone Salinas Marisa Finiani
spinster british woman sister husband italian doctor bleak disturbing gripping intense italy coast house cliff villa strange behavior marriage illness plot rightful ownership
Agnes and Ellen Isit, two poor English sisters, unexpectedly inherit from their uncle a rich estate near Naples, complete with big villa and manly Italian majordomo. The latter, Salvatore, ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1956
84 Minutes
Anthony Steel Odile Versois Stanley Baker James Robertson Justice Maurice Denham Michael Medwin Paul Muller Lee Patterson
burglar race car driver corporate spy girlfriend brash engaging gutsy gripping intense suspenseful florence, italy switzerland racetrack alps corporate espionage escape escape route race car driving rivalry rescue
After killing a few Italian cops during a burglary, a thief hired by a British car racing company must flee to Switzerland disguised as a race car driver during a rally.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1946
114 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Lauren Bacall Martha Vickers John Ridgely Louis Jean Heydt Elisha Cook Jr. Regis Toomey Sonia Darrin Bob Steele Tommy Rafferty Dorothy Malone
philip marlowe father daughter bookseller casino owner dense thrilling intricate gripping los angeles mansion casino bookstore murder mystery love blackmail vice mystery love
Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Denmark
2018
85 Minutes
Jakob Cedergren Jessica Dinnage Omar Shargawi Johan Olsen Jacob Hauberg Lohmann Katinka Evers-Jahnsen Jeanette Lindbæk Larsen Simon Bennebjerg Laura Bro
police officer ex-cop woman kidnapper villain suspect suspenseful thrilling engaging gripping intense emotional denmark police station kidnapping emergencies investigation murder danger fear
A police officer assigned alarm dispatch duty enters a race against time when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman.
Drama, History
2017
115 Minutes
Daniel Giménez Cacho Lola Dueñas Matheus Nachtergaele Juan Gervasio Minujín Nahuel Cano Daniel Veronese Rafael Spregelburd
officer governor villager boy king bandit amusing endearing bleak disheartening profound south america village house beach wilderness mission duty travel assignment
In the 18th century, a highly-placed servant of the Spanish crown who is obsessed with petty grudges and fantasies plots his transfer to Buenos Aires.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
USA|Congo
2017
93 Minutes
Mamadou Ndala
merchant poor person villager government official military officer bleak brutal uneasy tense intricate disheartening congo village plains office road market political corruption political unrest military occupation
An unfiltered look in to the lives of 3 characters surviving amongst the most recent cycle of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as the M23 rebellion.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Raúl Castillo Sheila Vand Evan Rosado Isaiah Kristian Josiah Gabriel Michael Pemberton Amelia Campbell Giovanni Pacciarelli
brother mother father boy friend bleak brash emotional endearing moving house woods lake park upstate new york family dysfunction family relationships brother relationship growing up escape
Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.
Crime, Drama
2009
95 Minutes
Gilbert Melki Emmanuelle Devos Cyril Descours Nina Meurisse Joana Preiss Jérémy Kapone Marc Rioufol Yeelem Jappain Eric Laugérias Serge Larivière Anne Loiret
teenager teen boy teen girl chief investigator murder victim missing person engaging thrilling suspenseful intense emotional melodramatic france river danger investigation relationships murder coming of age murder case
Two police inspectors from Lyon investigate the death of a young man whose body was found in the Rhône River.
Animation, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
China
2017
77 Minutes
group member young man young woman thrilling suspenseful tense china discovery backstabbing bad choices money gang war battle fighting discovery escape mystery temptation rivalry 2010s
A city in southern China and a bag containing a million yuan draw several people from diverse backgrounds with different personal motives into a bloody conflict.
Crime, Drama
UK
1957
103 Minutes
Rod Steiger David Knight Marla Landi Bernard Lee Eric Pohlmann Bill Nagy Ingeborg Wells Alan Gifford
industrialist assassin police chief scotland yard agent wife passenger crafty suspenseful intricate gripping train bridge london new york city mexico motel embezzlement stolen identity murder fugitives
A wealthy businessman attempts to run to Mexico to escape capture for embezzlement. On the way, he switches identities for a visa but that only complicates matters.
Crime, Drama
UK
1960
98 Minutes
Stanley Baker John Crawford Donald Pleasence Billie Whitelaw
inspector escaped convict murderer detective gang leader criminal gripping thrilling suspenseful tense intense engaging manchester, england jailbreak on the run mission criminals murder investigation money discovery
In Britain, a Manchester police inspector becomes obsessed with capturing a criminal who escapes from prison.
Drama
Switzerland|UK|France|Burkina Faso|Germany
1990
81 Minutes
Rasmane Ouedraogo Ina Cissé Roukietou Barry Assane Ouedraogo Sibidou Sidibé Moumouni Ouedraogo Mariam Barry
villager father son fiancé father-in-law second wife melodramatic powerful suspenseful burkina faso village desert africa village life family feud infidelity death penalty on the run love triangle forbidden love
Set in a pre-colonial African past, Tilai is about an illicit love affair and its consequences. Saga returns to his village after an extended absence to discover that his father has taken ... See full summary »
Drama, War
UK
1959
99 Minutes
Richard Todd Richard Attenborough Bernard Lee Michael Wilding Dennis Price Donald Houston William Franklyn Vincent Ball Peter Arne Peter Jones Ronnie Stevens
prisoner of war prisoners military officer informant brutal engaging gripping gutsy patriotic suspenseful tense thrilling italy prison camp world war ii prisoners of war escape informing tunneling escape
In 1943, an Italian-administered P.O.W. camp for captured Allies goes through a series of failed escapes only to culminate in a daring plan for a dramatic mass escape.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
92 Minutes
Ricardo Montalban George Murphy Howard da Silva James Mitchell Arnold Moss Alfonso Bedoya Teresa Celli Charles McGraw Jose Torvay John Ridgely Arthur Hunnicutt
fbi agent migrant worker farmer gang member undercover agent dark suspenseful california farm illegal immigration murder farming investigation discovery escape 1950s
Mexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.
Comedy, Drama
Italy|UK
1999
116 Minutes
Cher Judi Dench Joan Plowright Maggie Smith Lily Tomlin Baird Wallace Charlie Lucas Massimo Ghini Paolo Seganti Paul Checquer Tessa Pritchard
expatriate artist businessman archaeologist young boy widow charming emotional moving florence, italy austria italy tuscany, italy fascist italy expatriates adolescence motherhood world war ii female bonding sacrifice
An orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
97 Minutes
Dorothy Lamour Sterling Hayden Dan Duryea Irene Hervey Philip Reed Harold Vermilyea Alan Napier Art Smith
quack writer secretary private investigator wealthy woman insurance investigator uneasy dark suspenseful intricate psychiatrist's office boardinghouse restaurant laundromat pawn shop murder investigation frame-up robbery nightmares psychiatry
The secretary to a phony psychiatrist finds herself caught up in the murder of a patient's wife and realizes that her life is also in danger.