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10 Best Movies Like Delayed Action

If you loved Delayed Action, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Buddy Buddy

Buddy Buddy

1981★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Delayed Action for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

During a high-profile Mafia testimony case in Riverside County, a hired killer checks into a hotel room near the courthouse, while his depressed neighbor contemplates suicide over ...

#2
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Delayed Action for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in ord...

#3
The Big House

The Big House

1930★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Delayed Action for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal con...

#4
Heaven Knows What

Heaven Knows What

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Delayed Action for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random....

#5
Defendor

Defendor

2009★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Delayed Action for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A crooked cop, a mob boss and the young girl they abuse are the denizens of a city's criminal underworld. It's a world that ordinary Arthur Poppington doesn't understand and doesn'...

#6
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Delayed Action for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob....

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