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10 Best Movies Like Johnny Apollo

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

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#1
Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

1943★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnny Apollo for fans of Crime & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him....

#2
The Paradine Case

The Paradine Case

1947★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnny Apollo for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In London, barrister Anthony Keane takes the case of Maddalena Paradine, a beautiful woman accused of poisoning her blind husband. Though happily married, Keane becomes infatuated ...

#3
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnny Apollo for fans of Drama & 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...

#4
Pitfall

Pitfall

1948★ 6.8

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

An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator....

#5
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949★ 6.2

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

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court....

#6
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnny Apollo for fans of Drama & 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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