20 movies like Big Jim McLain, ordered by similarity : Badlapur(2015), No Way Out(1950), Dial 1119(1950), The Fake(1953), Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome(1947), Executive Suite(1954), Murder at the Gallop(1963), I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.(1951), The Lincoln Lawyer(2011), Side Street(1950), Skin Traffik(2015), Heartbeat Detector(2007) ...
Drama
USA
1952
90 Minutes
John Wayne Nancy Olson James Arness Alan Napier Veda Ann Borg Gayne Whitman Hal Baylor Robert Keyes Hans Conried John Hubbard Gordon Jones
investigator communist psychiatrist secretary partner spirited confident patriotic hawaii doctor's office hospital communism crime espionage mccarthyism pursuit revenge 1950s
In the post-war Hawaii, House Un-American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter hunt down Communists.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
India
2015
123 Minutes
Varun Dhawan Nawazuddin Siddiqui Huma Qureshi Yami Gautam Divya Dutta Vinay Pathak Radhika Apte
mother son father partner wife robber brash confident dark emotional gritty intense india house car apartment police station vengeance tragic death bank robbery
An innocent man turns brutal when his family gets killed in a bank robbery and one of the perpetrators escapes. 15 years later, he begins his deadly game of vengeance.
Drama
1950
106 Minutes
Richard Widmark Linda Darnell Sidney Poitier Stephen McNally Mildred Joanne Smith Harry Bellaver Stanley Ridges Dotts Johnson Amanda Randolph Ruby Dee Ken Christy
doctor robber racist widow surgeon brother tense fiery suspenseful hospital city race relations racism revenge accidental death revenge pursuit rivalry 1950s
A hoodlum (Richard Widmark) sparks a race riot after his brother dies under a doctor's (Sidney Poitier) care.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
75 Minutes
Marshall Thompson Virginia Field Andrea King Sam Levene Leon Ames Keefe Brasselle Richard Rober James Bell William Conrad Dick Simmons Hal Baylor
mental patient reporter bartender barfly used car salesman doctor dark intense mental institution bus bar doctor's office street terminal city mental illness hostage situation murder television police pursuit fugitives
An escaped mental patient causes havoc.
Crime, Drama
UK|USA
1953
80 Minutes
art expert guard daughter museum curator painter investigator tense cool suspenseful london tate gallery florence, italy office forgery art love interest theft investigation crime mystery
On loan to the Tate Gallery in London, Da Vinci's 'Madonna and Child' is stolen and replaced with a fake but the American security expert working for Tate aims to recover the original painting and catch the culprits.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
65 Minutes
Boris Karloff Ralph Byrd Anne Gwynne Edward Ashley June Clayworth Lyle Latell Tony Barrett Skelton Knaggs Jim Nolan Joseph Crehan Milton Parsons
detective bank robber doctor dick tracy escaped convict witness thrilling melodramatic bank doctor's office car hospital factory bank heist investigation missing persons crime race against time double-cross mystery
Dick Tracy goes up against a villain who robs banks using a nerve gas.
Drama
USA
1954
104 Minutes
William Holden June Allyson Barbara Stanwyck Fredric March Walter Pidgeon Shelley Winters Paul Douglas Louis Calhern Dean Jagger Nina Foch Tim Considine
businessperson engineer secretary wife confident dark new york city office apartment business deception corporate espionage corruption rivalry quest 1950s
When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice presidents vie to see who will replace him.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
1963
81 Minutes
Margaret Rutherford Robert Morley Flora Robson Charles "Bud" Tingwell Stringer Davis Duncan Lamont
miss marple recluse art expert heir doctor tense spirited charming household hotel stadium england murder family art mystery 1950s
When a wealthy old man appears to have been "frightened to death" by a cat, Miss Jane Marple suspects one of his four relatives, all heirs to his estate, of his murder.
Drama
USA
1951
83 Minutes
Frank Lovejoy Dorothy Hart Philip Carey Richard Webb James Millican Ron Hagerthy Paul Picerni Frank Gerstle Russ Conway Hope Kramer Kasia Orzazekski
undercover agent communist brother woman chief patriotic spirited passionate melodramatic hotel pittsburgh courtroom apartment undercover operations mccarthyism communism paranoia new identity deception sacrifice
In Pittsburgh, PA, an F.B.I. agent works to undermine the Communist party, but his brothers and his teenage boy thinks he's a real Red.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2011
119 Minutes
Matthew McConaughey Marisa Tomei Ryan Phillippe Josh Lucas William H. Macy John Alberto Leguizamo Michael Peña Bob Gunton Frances Fisher Bryan Cranston Trace Adkins
lawyer ex-wife daughter suspect playboy investigator confident tense los angeles car courtroom household trial investigation murder deception crime mystery pursuit discovery
A lawyer defending a wealthy man begins to believe his client is guilty of more than just one crime.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
83 Minutes
Farley Granger Cathy O'Donnell James Craig Paul Kelly Edmon Ryan Paul Harvey Jean Hagen Charles McGraw Edwin Max Adele Jergens Harry Bellaver
mail carrier pregnant wife bartender attorney henchman police officer dark tense rousing new york city office family home hospital bar theft organized crime chase extortion regret pursuit
A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals money from the office of a shady lawyer - with catastrophic consequences.
Action, Crime, Drama
UK
2015
97 Minutes
Daryl Hannah Mickey Rourke Eric Roberts Dominique Swain Michael Madsen Jeff Fahey Gary Daniels Alan Ford
hitman assassin villain criminal gang leader gang members gangster gangsters pimp brutal dark intense intricate tense city united states california los angeles crime fighting
HITMAN for hire Bradley decides to turn his back on killing for a living and drops out of society, But, when he encounters a savage pimp and a desperate woman in the London suburbs under ... See full summary »
Drama
2007
140 Minutes
Mathieu Amalric Michael Lonsdale Jean-Pierre Kalfon Lou Castel
psychiatrist manager ceo secretary nazi board member intricate suspenseful powerful emotional paris corporate headquarters office car rave corporate culture investigation mental illness fascism class distinctions
Drama, Action
USA|Sweden|Norway
2011
114 Minutes
Donnie Yen Takeshi Kaneshiro Wei Tang Jia-Min Li Wei Zheng Kang Yu Chun-Yuan Wang Zhusheng Yin
chinese man man demon killer investigator wife thrilling suspenseful intense gory brooding patriotic china shop village murder robbery survival past crimes secret
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.
Drama, History
2016
141 Minutes
Lucian Teodor Rus Gabriel Spahiu Ivana Mladenovic Ilinca Harnut Bogdan Cotlet Marius Damian Alexandru Dabija Dana Voicu Andrei Rus Liliana Ghita
sick person doctor nurse patient friend amusing profound powerful inspiring touching sanatorium hospital carriage office doctor's office hospital room life illness friendship relationships
Emanuel is committed to a sanatorium for treatment of his bone tuberculosis. Little by little, as Emanuel gets accustomed to the limitations of his new life, he discovers that inside the sanatorium there is still a life to be lived to the fullest.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
Germany|Canada|UK|South Africa|USA
2014
114 Minutes
Simon Pegg Toni Collette Rosamund Pike Stellan Skarsgård Jean Reno Christopher Plummer Chad Willett Veronica Ferres Jakob Davies
psychiatrist girlfriend patient friend traveler doctor amusing confident emotional quirky touching witty london office apartment airplane hospital house identity crisis happiness
A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1978
104 Minutes
Peter Falk Peter Boyle Warren Oates Allen Goorwitz Gena Rowlands Paul Sorvino Sheldon Leonard Gerry Murphy Kevin O'Connor Claudia Peluso Patrick Hines
petty criminal mastermind cop fbi agent airy cool charming boston prison office crime heist true crime quest underdog pursuit 1950s
A fictional retelling of the infamous Brink's Company robbery in Boston, which took place on January 17th, 1950, with a score of $2.700.000, and cost the American taxpayers $29.000.000 to apprehend the culprits with only $58.000 recovered.
Comedy, Drama
Italy
1972
89 Minutes
Giancarlo Giannini Mariangela Melato Agostina Belli Turi Ferro Elena Fiore Livia Giampalmo Luigi Diberti Tuccio Musumeci Gianfranco Barra
dockworker gangster amusing offbeat cool italy turin, italy communism crime political corruption revenge revenge discovery pursuit 1970s
Mimí, forced to leave his family in Sicily, finds a job in a factory in Turin, where he gets involved in an extramarital affair.
Crime, Drama
USA|UK
1952
91 Minutes
John Forsythe Joan Camden Harold J. Kennedy Ray Teal Marjorie Crossland Victor Sutherland Hal K. Dawson Geraldine Hall Martin Milner Gladys Hurlbut Ian Wolfe
editor mobster crime boss senator private investigator engaging thrilling inspiring rousing senate newsroom crime ring mafia police corruption political activism journalism sacrifice underdog revenge 1950s
During the 1700s, pirate Captain Vallo seizes a British warship and gets involved in various money-making schemes involving Caribbean rebels led by El Libre, British envoy Baron Jose Gruda, and a beautiful courtesan named Consuelo.
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.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Sandra Bullock Cate Blanchett Anne Hathaway Helena Bonham Carter Mindy Kaling Sarah Paulson Awkwafina Rihanna Richard Armitage James Corden Dakota Fanning
con artist mastermind partner jeweler hacker fashion designer amusing cool confident crafty intricate thrilling new york city museum hotel office restaurant party heist con game
Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City's yearly Met Gala.