Movies Like Three on a Match (1932)

Three on a Match is a 1932 crime, drama film from Mervyn LeRoy with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Thirteen Women and Rome, Open City.

Crime Drama

Thirteen Women

1932

Thirteen women who were schoolmates ask a swami to cast their horoscopes. The news they receive is not good for any of them.

6.3

MagicScore

Rome, Open City

1945

In WWII-era Rome, underground resistance leader Manfredi attempts to evade the Gestapo by enlisting the help of Pina, the fiancée of a fellow member of the resistance, and Don Pietro, the priest due to oversee her marriage. But it’s not long before the Nazis and the local police find him.

8.0

MagicScore

Sadie McKee

1934

A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.

6.9

MagicScore

Private Detective 62

1933

A former government agent in France, who has failed at an assignment and been disavowed, is deported back to the USA, where he can only find work at a low-rent detective agency. He soon gets involved with a woman with ties to a crooked gambling club owner, who is a client of his agency.

5.9

MagicScore

Heroes for Sale

1933

World War I veteran Tom Holmes is marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds. Over the years, he comes to experience both the pain of misfortune and a love for other human beings.

7.0

MagicScore

Heaven Knows What

2015

A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.

6.5

MagicScore

What Doesn't Kill You

2008

Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.

6.0

MagicScore

Gone Baby Gone

2007

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.

7.3

MagicScore

Trash

1970

The movie follows Joe, a heroin addict, throughout his quest to score more drugs. The episodic plot occurs over a single day and centers on Joe's problematic relationship with his on-off, sexually frustrated girlfriend. During the course of the day, Joe overdoses in front of an upper-class couple, attempts to fool Welfare into approving his methadone treatment by having Holly fake a pregnancy, and frustrates the women in his life with his drug-induced impotence.

5.7

MagicScore

#10

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

#11

Red Dust

1932

Dennis, owner of a rubber plantation in Cochinchina, is involved with Vantine, who left Saigon to evade the police. When his new surveyor arrives along with his refined wife Dennis is quickly infatuated by her.

6.9

MagicScore

#12

Street Scene

1931

The setting is a city block during a sweltering summer, where the residents serve as representatives of the not-very-idealized American melting pot. There is idle chitchat, gossip, jealousy, racism, adultery, and suddenly but not unexpectedly, a murder.

6.7

MagicScore

#13

Counsellor at Law

1933

A successful lawyer struggles to deal with his wife's unfaithfulness and his own hidden past.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

The Divorcee

1930

When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, she decides to pay him back in kind.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

Employees' Entrance

1933

Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thinks nothing of firing an employee of more than 20 years or of toying with the affections of every woman he meets. One such victim is Madeline, a beautiful young woman in need of a job. Anderson hires her as a salesgirl, but not before the two spend the night together. Madeline is ashamed, especially after she falls for Martin West, a rising young star at the store. Her biggest fear is that Martin finds out the truth about her "career move."

6.1

MagicScore

#16

Christopher Strong

1933

A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young aviatrix.

5.8

MagicScore

#17

Ex-Lady

1933

Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Madam Satan

1930

A socialite masquerades as a notorious femme fatale to win back her straying husband during a costume party aboard a doomed dirigible.

5.6

MagicScore

#19

44 Inch Chest

2009

Colin is in agony, shattered by his wife’s infidelity, so his friends kidnap the wife's lover so he can have his revenge.

5.4

MagicScore

#20

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

1976

Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. Freud attempts to solve the mysteries of Holmes' subconscious, while Holmes devotes himself to solving a mystery involving the kidnapping of Lola Deveraux.

6.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Three on a Match?

The top films similar to Three on a Match by MovieMagicScore are Thirteen Women (6.3), Rome, Open City (8.0), Sadie McKee (6.9). Each shares crime/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Three on a Match worth watching?

Three on a Match holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 70 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Three on a Match?

Three on a Match (1932) is a crime, drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Bette Davis.

Where can I find more recommendations like Three on a Match?

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About movies like Three on a Match

This ranked list pairs Three on a Match (1932), a crime and drama film from Mervyn LeRoy, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Joan Blondell 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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