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10 Best Movies Like I Am a Criminal

If you loved I Am a Criminal, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am a Criminal 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...

#2
Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1952★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am a Criminal for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself....

#3
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am a Criminal for fans of Crime. 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
Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952★ 6.9

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

With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster....

#5
Five Star Final

Five Star Final

1931★ 6.5

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

Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved....

#6
The Web

The Web

1947★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am a Criminal for fans of Crime. 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...

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