Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Feb 01, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Night and the City

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

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#1
The Little Shop of Horrors

The Little Shop of Horrors

1960★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Night and the City for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Seymour works in a skid row florist shop and is in love with his beautiful co-worker, Audrey. He creates a new plant that not only talks but cannot survive without human flesh and ...

#2
The Big Heat

The Big Heat

1953★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Night and the City for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate....

#3
The Inquisitor

The Inquisitor

1981★ 7.5

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

Martinaud, an illustrious notary suspected of being the perpetrator of two horrendous crimes, voluntarily agrees to be questioned by Inspector Gallien on New Year's Eve. What initi...

#4
Pickup on South Street

Pickup on South Street

1953★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Night and the City for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been ...

#5
Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950★ 7.2

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

A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop....

#6
A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun

1951★ 7.3

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

A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition....