Movies Like Crisis (1950)

Crisis is a 1950 crime, drama, thriller film from Richard Brooks with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Phenomenon and The Last King of Scotland.

Crime Drama Thriller

Phenomenon

1996

An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

6.5

MagicScore

The Last King of Scotland

2006

Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.

7.4

MagicScore

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967

A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.

7.6

MagicScore

Black Friday

1940

University professor George Kingsley is struck by gangsters while crossing the street, leaving him with brain damage and one of the gangsters, Cannon, paralyzed. Kingsley's friend Dr. Sovac attends to both men, and when Cannon offers him a reward for aiding his recovery, Kovac transplants part of Cannon's brain into the dying Kingsley's skull, creating a dual personality.

6.0

MagicScore

Rituals

1977

Five doctors go camping in the remote woods of Northern Ontario. When their boots are stolen they begin to suspect they are being stalked.

6.1

MagicScore

The Man with Two Brains

1983

A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.

6.2

MagicScore

The Black Sleep

1956

In 19th century England, a noted brain surgeon rescues a former student from being hanged on a false conviction for murder, and spirits him away to an ancient, repurposed abbey far in the countryside. There, he connives his pupil into assisting him in mapping the functions of the various parts of the human brain, using living subjects who are under a terrible animation-suspending drug called "black sleep". Subsequently, the student, along with the daughter of one of the subjects, discover that most of these subjects have survived but are being kept in a dungeon-like cellar, in various stages of physical and mental derangement...

6.1

MagicScore

Saw III

2006

Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scrambles to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.

6.4

MagicScore

Beautiful Joe

2000

A bad girl becomes a con artist, gets into trouble with the mob and taps a nice-guy florist for help.

5.2

MagicScore

#10

The Secret Agent

2025

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.

7.2

MagicScore

#11

The Butterfly Effect 2

2006

After his girlfriend, Julie, and two best friends are killed in a tragic auto accident, Nick struggles to cope with his loss and grief. Suffering from migraine-like seizures, Nick soon discovers that he has the power to change the past via his memories. However, his time-traveling attempts to alter the past and save his one true love have unexpected and dire consequences.

5.0

MagicScore

#12

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

1997

Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first fancy car they find, a 60's Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, which immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box.

7.7

MagicScore

#13

The Bucket List

2007

Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest, with insight and humor.

7.2

MagicScore

#14

The Music Never Stopped

2011

Henry struggles to bond with his estranged son, Gabriel, who suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. With Gabriel unable to shed the beliefs and interests that caused their physical and emotional distance, Henry must learn to embrace his son's choices and try to connect with him through music.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

Seobok

2021

Ex intelligence agent Ki-heon is tasked with safely transporting Seo Bok, the first ever human clone, who holds the secret of eternal life. Several forces try to take control of Seo Bok to serve their own agendas.

7.2

MagicScore

#16

Dark Victory

1939

Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele, Judith becomes distraught. After she decides to have surgery to remove the tumor, Judith realizes she is in love with Dr. Steele, but more troubling medical news may sabotage her new relationship, and her second chance at life.

7.0

MagicScore

#17

The Fountain

2006

Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

Turkish Delight

1973

Gifted but hot-headed sculptor Eric has a stormy, erotic, and star-crossed romance with a beautiful young woman named Olga.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

Synchronic

2020

Two New Orleans paramedics' lives are ripped apart after encountering a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.

6.3

MagicScore

#20

The Sea of Trees

2016

In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.

6.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Crisis?

The top films similar to Crisis by MovieMagicScore are Phenomenon (6.5), The Last King of Scotland (7.4), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (7.6). Each shares crime/drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Crisis worth watching?

Crisis holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 25 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Crisis?

Crisis (1950) is a crime, drama, thriller film directed by Richard Brooks, starring Cary Grant, José Ferrer, Paula Raymond.

Where can I find more recommendations like Crisis?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more crime recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Crisis

This ranked list pairs Crisis (1950), a crime and drama and thriller film from Richard Brooks, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Cary Grant 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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