Movies Like The Unholy Three (1930)

The Unholy Three is a 1930 crime, drama film from Jack Conway with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Freaks and Two Moon Junction.

Crime Drama

Freaks

1932

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

7.8

MagicScore

Two Moon Junction

1988

A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marriage to have a lustful and erotic fling with a rugged drifter who works at a local carnival.

6.0

MagicScore

31

2016

Five carnival workers are kidnapped and held hostage in an abandoned, Hell-like compound where they are forced to participate in a violent game, the goal of which is to survive twelve hours against a gang of sadistic clowns.

5.4

MagicScore

Lady Killer

1933

An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Hollywood movie star.

6.8

MagicScore

Humanoids from the Deep

1980

After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatures begin killing the men and raping the women.

5.7

MagicScore

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

1931

A young woman runs away from an abusive home and pre-arranged marriage only to be frustrated in her attempts to find happiness with a handsome engineer.

6.1

MagicScore

Ocean's Eleven

2001

Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.

7.5

MagicScore

It Chapter Two

2019

27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.

6.8

MagicScore

The Birdcage

1996

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.

7.0

MagicScore

#10

Carnival of Souls

1998

A young woman is pursued in reality and in her subconscious by the sadistic carnival clown who raped and murdered her mother.

3.7

MagicScore

#11

Rain

1932

Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains. Among the stranded passengers are Sadie Thompson, a prostitute, and Alfred Davidson, a fanatic missionary who will try to redeem her.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

Kongo

1932

The ruthless Flint, a disabled man, rules an isolated region of Kongo like an omnipotent god, through superstition and sadism, living only for the day when he can get revenge on the man who ruined his life.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

Rio 2

2014

It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

The Rover

2014

Ten years after a severe economic collapse in the western world, lawlessness reigns and life is cheap. Eric is a lone drifter, and his car is his only possession. When a gang steals it, Eric comes across the injured Rey, left behind by the car thieves. The pair form an unlikely and uneasy alliance.

6.3

MagicScore

#15

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

2001

CW Briggs is a veteran insurance investigator, with many successes. Betty Ann Fitzgerald is a new employee in the company he works for, with the task of reorganizing the office. They don't like each other - or at least that's what they think. During a night out with the rest of the office employees, they go to watch Voltan, a magician who secretly hypnotizes both of them.

6.6

MagicScore

#16

The Adventurers

2017

The world's top thieves join forces to pull off the heist of a lifetime. But when they find themselves pursued across Europe by a legendary French detective, they'll have to take their game to the next level.

6.0

MagicScore

#17

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1937

A chic American jewel thief falls in love with one of her marks, an English lord.

5.8

MagicScore

#18

Hot Tamale

2006

A road trip to Los Angeles inadvertently leads a young man from Wyoming into a wild maze of psychotic hit-men, racy women, jewel thieves and a salsa band.

4.9

MagicScore

#19

The Smurfs and the Magic Flute

1975

The evil knight Torchesac, who is at the service of the sinister lord of La Mortaille, gets a very powerful magic flute and uses it for evil purposes. Johan and Pirlouit, assisted by the magician Homnibus, travel to the land of the Smurfs, the only manufacturers of this sort of instrument, to get a new one and battle the usurpers.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

The Castle of the Living Dead

1964

Count Drago invites over entertainers to his castle, but what the people don't know is that Drago mummifies animals and humans!

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Unholy Three?

The top films similar to The Unholy Three by MovieMagicScore are Freaks (7.8), Two Moon Junction (6.0), 31 (5.4). Each shares crime/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Unholy Three worth watching?

The Unholy Three holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 20 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Unholy Three?

The Unholy Three (1930) is a crime, drama film directed by Jack Conway, starring Lon Chaney, Lila Lee, Elliott Nugent.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Unholy Three?

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About movies like The Unholy Three

This ranked list pairs The Unholy Three (1930), a crime and drama film from Jack Conway, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lon Chaney 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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