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10 Best Movies Like Johnny Cool

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

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#1
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnny Cool 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...

#2
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnny Cool for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. 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 Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950★ 7.0

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

#4
The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon

1991★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnny Cool for fans of Action & Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened b...

#5
The Blue Lamp

The Blue Lamp

1950★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnny Cool for fans of Action & Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon i...

#6
His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

1951★ 6.7

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

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man ...

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