Movies Like Death of a Scoundrel (1956)

Death of a Scoundrel is a 1956 crime, drama film from Charles Martin with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with 2046 and Goodbye Lover.

Crime Drama

2046

2004

Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.

7.2

MagicScore

Goodbye Lover

1999

Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.

5.6

MagicScore

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

8.0

MagicScore

House of Games

1987

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.

6.8

MagicScore

I Love You Phillip Morris

2010

Steven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the ultimate epiphany: he’s gay and he’s going to live life to the fullest – even if he has to break the law to do it. Taking on an extravagant lifestyle, Steven turns to cons and fraud to make ends meet and is eventually sent to the State Penitentiary where he meets the love of his life, a sensitive, soft-spoken man named Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts him to attempt (and often succeed at) one impossible con after another.

6.4

MagicScore

Elmer Gantry

1960

A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.

7.3

MagicScore

The Miracle Woman

1931

After an unappreciated minister dies, his daughter loses her faith in God, prompting her to open a phony temple with a con man. Can the love of a blind former aviator restore her faith and happiness?

6.7

MagicScore

Happy, Texas

1999

Two escaped convicts roll into the village of Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple who work as beauty pageant consultants. They go along with it to duck the police, but the local sheriff has a secret of his own.

5.7

MagicScore

The Shooter

1995

A CIA agent gets caught up in political intrigue after he gets brought in to solve the murder of a Cuban ambassador.

4.7

MagicScore

#10

Price Check

2012

A middle aged, middle class, former music industry executive with a stay-at-home wife and son toils away at a supermarket chain. When a new high energy boss enters the company, she increases his fortunes and responsibilities while also creating tension in both his professional and personal life.

5.1

MagicScore

#11

Side Effects

2013

A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

Trap for Cinderella

2013

A young girl, suffering from amnesia after surviving a house fire that takes her childhood friend's life, begins a tormented road to recovery.

5.2

MagicScore

#13

Unfriended

2014

While video chatting one night, six high school friends receive a Skype message from a classmate who killed herself exactly one year ago. At first they think it's a prank, but when the girl starts revealing the friends' darkest secrets, they realize they are dealing with something out of this world, something that wants them dead.

5.5

MagicScore

#14

The Maltese Falcon

1931

A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.

6.3

MagicScore

#15

Hotel Rwanda

2004

Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.

7.7

MagicScore

#16

Family Plot

1976

Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

6.8

MagicScore

#17

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

1970

Housemaid Georgette loves to gossip and this causes major trouble to people around her.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

The Burnt Orange Heresy

2020

Hired to steal a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art dealer becomes consumed by his own greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control.

5.6

MagicScore

#19

The Alibi

2006

Con man Ray Elliot decides to leave crime behind to start a company that sells fake alibis to clients who have been unfaithful to their significant others. It seems that the streetwise Ray has found his calling, until he unexpectedly becomes a murder suspect in a case involving one of his most influential customers. Now, as the police and an assassin called "The Mormon" track Ray, he and his attractive assistant, Lola, must clear their own names.

5.6

MagicScore

#20

Switch

1991

Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Death of a Scoundrel?

The top films similar to Death of a Scoundrel by MovieMagicScore are 2046 (7.2), Goodbye Lover (5.6), The Wolf of Wall Street (8.0). Each shares crime/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Death of a Scoundrel worth watching?

Death of a Scoundrel holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 23 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Death of a Scoundrel?

Death of a Scoundrel (1956) is a crime, drama film directed by Charles Martin, starring George Sanders, Yvonne De Carlo, Zsa Zsa Gabor.

Where can I find more recommendations like Death of a Scoundrel?

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 Death of a Scoundrel

This ranked list pairs Death of a Scoundrel (1956), a crime and drama film from Charles Martin, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of George Sanders 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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