Movies Like Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)

Dick Tracy's Dilemma is a 1947 crime, drama film from John Rawlins with a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Dick Tracy and Dick Tracy vs. Cueball.

Crime Drama

Dick Tracy

1945

Detective Tracy rescues Tess Trueheart and Junior from a killer called Splitface.

5.0

MagicScore

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

1946

A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.

5.3

MagicScore

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

1947

A gang of criminals, which includes a piano player and an imposing former convict known as 'Gruesome', has found out about a scientist's secret formula for a gas that temporarily paralyzes anyone who breathes it. When Gruesome accidentally inhales some of the gas and passes out, the police think he is dead and take him to the morgue, where he later revives and escapes. This puzzling incident attracts the interest of Dick Tracy, and when the criminals later use the gas to rob a bank, Tracy realizes that he must devote his entire attention to stopping them.

5.3

MagicScore

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

1995

Annie, a young schoolteacher struggling to solve the brutal murder of her father, unwittingly summons the "Candyman" to New Orleans, where she learns the secret of his power, and discovers the link that connects them.

5.4

MagicScore

Lake Placid vs. Anaconda

2015

A giant alligator goes head to head with a giant Anaconda. The town sheriff must find a way to destroy the two monsters before they kill the whole town.

5.0

MagicScore

Death Note: The Last Name

2006

In the second installment of the Death Note film franchise, Light Yagami meets a second Kira and faithful follower Misa Amane and her Shinigami named Rem. Light attempts to defeat L along with Teru Mikami (a Kira follower) and Kiyomi Takada (another Kira follower) but in the end will Light win? or will a Shinigami named Ryuk make all the difference in Light's victory or his ultimate death?

7.1

MagicScore

Francis in the Navy

1955

In the U. S. Army intelligence office, bumbling lieutenant Peter Stirling receives a coded message from his friend, Francis, a talking mule. The note urges Pete to hurry to the Coronado, California naval base, where Francis is about to be sold as surplus. Pete rushes to the train station, but before he can board, nurse Betsy Donevan mistakes him for her shell-shocked brother, Navy boatswain Slicker Donevan. She tries to forcibly remove his uniform so he will not get into trouble for impersonating an Army officer. Finally she realizes that Pete is not Slicker but merely his mirror image.

5.5

MagicScore

Rolling Thunder

1977

A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. He has a hard time adjusting, and things go badly. A movie about the walking dead, before that meant just flesh-eating zombies.

6.8

MagicScore

Roadblock

1951

An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime.

5.8

MagicScore

#10

The Rider

2018

Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for a new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of the United States.

7.3

MagicScore

#11

Joker: Folie à Deux

2024

While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

5.4

MagicScore

#12

Candyman

1992

The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.

6.6

MagicScore

#13

My Gun Is Quick

1957

Detective Mike Hammer's investigation of a murder puts him in the middle between warring jewel thieves.

5.4

MagicScore

#14

Love and Larceny

1960

Gerardo, an aspiring actor, trying unsuccessfully to cross over from comedy to tragedy, is involved, due to his ability to mimic dialects of Italy, in a scam concocted by Lallo against a rich cloth-merchant.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

Easy Living

1937

J.B. Ball, a rich financier, gets fed up with his free-spending family. He takes his wife's just-bought (very expensive) sable coat and throws it out the window, it lands on poor hard-working girl Mary Smith. But it isn't so easy to just give away something so valuable, as he soon learns.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

1952

When a 1920s millionaire tests the fiber of his Vermont family, a young lady and her boyfriend feel the repercussions.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

Scream Bloody Murder

1973

A disturbed boy kills his father with his farm tractor and his arm is mangled in the process. He's taken to a mental hospital where he's outfitted with a hook to replace his lost hand and, years later, he's eventually released from the asylum. He returns home to find his mother has remarried, which sets him off on a murderous rampage.

4.6

MagicScore

#18

101 Dalmatians

1996

An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.

5.9

MagicScore

#19

Logan

2017

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.

7.8

MagicScore

#20

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

1972

Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must eliminate a traitor who plans to sell his clan's secrets to the Shogunate.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Dick Tracy's Dilemma?

The top films similar to Dick Tracy's Dilemma by MovieMagicScore are Dick Tracy (5.0), Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (5.3), Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (5.3). Each shares crime/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Dick Tracy's Dilemma worth watching?

Dick Tracy's Dilemma holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10 from 24 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Dick Tracy's Dilemma?

Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947) is a crime, drama film directed by John Rawlins, starring Ralph Byrd, Lyle Latell, Kay Christopher.

Where can I find more recommendations like Dick Tracy's Dilemma?

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About movies like Dick Tracy's Dilemma

This ranked list pairs Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947), a crime and drama film from John Rawlins, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Ralph Byrd take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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