Movies like Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
The best movies like Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) are The Breaking Point (1950), Crashout (1955) and Borderline (1950). If Riot in Cell Block 11 hooked you with its crime and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedGun Crazy (1950)7.4/10 from 323 votes
- NewestWinged Creatures (2009)Released 2009
The Breaking Point (1950)
A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCrashout (1955)
Convict Van Duff engineers a large-scale prison break; the six survivors hide out in a forgotten mine working near the prison, then set out on a long, dangerous journey by foot, car, train and truck to retrieve Duff's bank loot. En route, as they touch the lives of "regular folks," each has his own rendezvous with destiny.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Borderline (1950)
The Los Angeles police know that Pete Ritchie has been bringing drugs into the city, but they can't pin a single piece of evidence on him. After many botched attempts to get at the crook, they resort to having cop Madeleine go undercover and seduce her way into Ritchie's circle. Before she can get anywhere, she's abducted by Johnny, a government agent posing as a thug. But Johnny and Madeleine have no idea they're on the same side of the law.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Race Street (1948)
A night club owner takes on the crooks who killed his best friend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Parole, Inc. (1948)
A federal agent's life is in danger when he's exposed while investigating a parole scheme.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
The Brothers Rico (1957)
Eddie Rico, the erstwhile bookkeeper for a big Mafia boss, is now making a living as an honest merchant in Florida with his family. Things go sour when the police start a search for his syndicate-linked brothers who are on the lam after a big hit, forcing Eddie to get involved with the Mafia again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInterpol (1957)
Spurred on by the death of his drug-addicted sister at the hands of ruthless narcotics kingpin Frank McNally, U.S. drug enforcement agent Charles Sturgis embarks on an investigation that takes him from New York to London, Lisbon, Rome, Naples and finally Athens in pursuit of McNally's shapely associate, Gina Broger.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Witness to Murder (1954)
A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sound of Fury (1950)
A family man – desperate for a job – latches onto a friend who encourages him into being a criminal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlunder Road (1957)
A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCity That Never Sleeps (1953)
Chicago cop Johnny Kelly, dissatisfied with his job and marriage, would like to run away with his stripper girlfriend Angel Face, but keeps getting cold feet. During one crowded night, Angel Face decides she's had enough vacillation, and crooked lawyer Biddel has an illegal mission for Johnny that could put him in a financial position to act. But other, conflicting schemes are also in progress...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
New York Confidential (1955)
Story follows the rise and subsequent fall of the notorious head of a New York crime family, who decides to testify against his pals in order to avoid being killed by his fellow cohorts.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Gun Crazy (1950)
Bart Tare, an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival alongside her. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, at Starr's behest, the couple embarks on a crime spree for cash.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDark City (1950)
War hero Danny Haley fleeces out-of-town dupes in a rigged poker game. He and his pals see Arthur Winant as an easy mark, but they've reckoned without Winant's homicidal brother, who wants revenge after Arthur commits suicide.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBerlin Express (1948)
In post-war Europe, a diverse group of passengers aboard a U.S. Army train to bombed-out Frankfurt becomes involved in a Nazi assassination plot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Dark Past (1948)
A gang hold a family hostage in their own home. The leader of the escaped cons is bothered by a recurring dream that the doctor of the house may be able to analyze.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like this99 River Street (1953)
A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArmored Car Robbery (1950)
While executing an armored car heist in Los Angeles, icy crook Dave Purvis shoots policeman Lt. Phillips before he and his cronies make off with the loot. Thinking he got away scot-free, Purvis collects his money-crazy mistress, Yvonne, then disposes of his partners and heads out of town. What Purvis doesn't know is that Phillips' partner, tough-as-nails Lt. Cordell, is wise to the criminal's plans and is closing in on his prey.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Good Die Young (1954)
An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbery, which goes badly wrong.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Brute Force (1947)
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCry of the City (1948)
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 crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Captive City (1952)
A small-town newspaper editor defies threats to expose the mob.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
The Set-Up (1949)
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Underworld Story (1950)
A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
The Desperate Hours (1955)
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCaged (1950)
A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHigh School Confidential! (1958)
A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Winged Creatures (2009)
A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisKiller's Kiss (1955)
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOdds Against Tomorrow (1959)
An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Riot in Cell Block 11?
The closest matches to Riot in Cell Block 11 are The Breaking Point (1950), Crashout (1955) and Borderline (1950). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Riot in Cell Block 11?
People who watched Riot in Cell Block 11 most often go on to The Breaking Point (1950), Crashout (1955) and Borderline (1950).
What is the highest-rated movie like Riot in Cell Block 11?
Gun Crazy (1950), rated 7.4/10 by 323 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Riot in Cell Block 11?
Winged Creatures (2009) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Riot in Cell Block 11?
Yes: The Breaking Point (1950), Crashout (1955) and Borderline (1950).
How are movies similar to Riot in Cell Block 11 chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Riot in Cell Block 11, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.