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Movies like The Man All Wanted to Kill (1940)

The best movies like The Man All Wanted to Kill (1940) are Accident Man (2018), Beck 03 - White Nights (1998) and 68 Kill (2017). If The Man All Wanted to Kill hooked you with its crime, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Accident Man (2018)

    Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  2. Beck 03 - White Nights (1998)

    When the police reveal a narcotic smuggling the driver is shot dead. It appears that the driver is Superintendent Martin Beck's son. Beck breaks down and moves out of the way. But on his colleagues request he returns.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  3. 68 Kill (2017)

    Chip's problem is that he can't say no to beautiful women. This weakness gets him into a world of trouble when he agrees to help his girlfriend steal $68,000.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

  4. Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973)

    Madeleine, rendered mute after being sexually assaulted as a youth, accepts a lift from a wealthy and sadistic pimp who soon enslaves her into his prostitution racket. Despite her limited means, Madeleine embarks on a bloody road to revenge against her captors.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  5. The Outfit (1973)

    A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  6. The Krays (1990)

    Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. As they grow up, Ronnie's violent nature takes over, and Reggie follows his brother's lead. The two become notorious crime lords who rule over the East End club scene. But at the height of their power, the brothers veer into different lives, giving the older crime bosses a chance to reclaim what the Krays took from them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  7. Until Death (2007)

    Anthony Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin—and everyone hates him. After a serious accident, he is placed into an induced coma, but emerges from it a better person who wants to put things right.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

  8. Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)

    With a hitman’s gun aimed at him, Finch tells the story of how he broke out of jail, fell in love, and took the identity of a man wanted by the Mafia.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

  9. Al Capone (1959)

    In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder, extortion, and political fraud. He becomes head of Chicago's biggest "business," but moves inexorably toward his downfall and ignominious end.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  10. Gotti (1996)

    John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America. Life is good, but suspicion creeps in, and greed, rule-breaking and his high public profile all threaten to topple him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  11. Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007)

    In Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house, but the place is invaded and the agents are executed. However, Kate is only wounded, and her boyfriend Nick believes there is a traitor in the agency and takes her to his ranch to protect her life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

  12. Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye (1998)

    In this film Beck and his team are trying to find a serial killer, whose victims are spread all over Sweden. An obvious connection is that all the victims are women, and they were all in the same class, and Beck thinks that a scandal back in the past has something to do with the murders. But no one wants to talk about the past and it becomes a struggle to find the perpetrator before the final murder - only one woman is still alive.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  13. Murphy's Law (1986)

    A tough police detective escapes from custody after being framed and arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, and must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  14. The Crew (2008)

    Hoping to raise enough capital to finance a legitimate business and leave behind his life of crime, Liverpool underworld boss Ged Brennan sends his brother Ratter and a crew to pull a daring final heist. But when Ratter kills a drug kingpin during the job, Brennan must turn to rival crook Franner to avert an all-out gangland war.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  15. McVicar (1980)

    John McVicar was a London Bad Boy. he graduated to armed bank robbery and was Britain's "Public Enemy No. 1". He was captured and put into a high security prison. Will even the highest security prison be able to hold him? This is the true story of his life, his criminal exploits and his eventual rehabilitation.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  16. Marathon Man (1976)

    A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  17. Convict (2014)

    Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the prison boss has it in for him and does everything possible to break Ray even going after his fiance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  18. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)

    A former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even with every person who contributed to the loss of her unborn child, her entire wedding party, and four years of her life. After devising a hit list, The Bride sets off on her quest, enduring unspeakable injury and unscrupulous enemies.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  19. The Long Good Friday (1980)

    In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organization, and sets out to eliminate the rat in typically ruthless fashion.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  20. Cop (1988)

    An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Man All Wanted to Kill?

The closest matches to The Man All Wanted to Kill are Accident Man (2018), Beck 03 - White Nights (1998) and 68 Kill (2017). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Man All Wanted to Kill?

Start with Accident Man (2018), the closest match to The Man All Wanted to Kill.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Man All Wanted to Kill?

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011), rated 8.1/10 by 1,479 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Man All Wanted to Kill?

Accident Man (2018) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to The Man All Wanted to Kill chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Man All Wanted to Kill, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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