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10 Best Movies Like Deadline - U.S.A.

If you loved Deadline - U.S.A., we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Big Clock

The Big Clock

1948★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Deadline - U.S.A. for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

George Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor, has to postpone a vacation with his wife - again - when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss...

#2
While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

1956★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Deadline - U.S.A. for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer"....

#3
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Deadline - U.S.A. for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Petty 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 another cri...

#4
Force of Evil

Force of Evil

1950★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Deadline - U.S.A. for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators wh...

#5
The Web

The Web

1947★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Deadline - U.S.A. for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his hea...

#6
The Big Combo

The Big Combo

1955★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Deadline - U.S.A. for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend....

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