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10 Best Movies Like Smooth as Silk

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

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#1
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smooth as Silk for fans of Crime & Drama. 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....

#2
Illegal

Illegal

1955★ 6.3

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

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent crimi...

#3
The Web

The Web

1947★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smooth as Silk for fans of Crime & Drama. 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...

#4
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smooth as Silk 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...

#5
Legal Eagles

Legal Eagles

1986★ 6.0

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

District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. It seems the ...

#6
They Made Me a Fugitive

They Made Me a Fugitive

1947★ 6.6

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

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge....

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