Movies Like Dancing with Crime (1947)

Dancing with Crime is a 1947 crime, drama, mystery film from John Paddy Carstairs with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Blackout and Jigsaw.

Crime Drama Mystery

Blackout

1954

When a beautiful young woman suddenly offers inebriated Casey Morrow a lot of money for a quick and easy job, he doesn't ask too many questions. But when the girl's father is found murdered the following day and Morrow's coat is soaked with blood, he must unravel the mystery to clear his name. An intriguing story of deception, greed and immorality.

6.0

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Jigsaw

1962

A woman is found murdered in a seaside house along the coast from Brighton in the county of East Sussex, England. Local D.I. Fred Fellows and D.S. Jim Wilks lead an investigation methodically following up leads and clues mostly in Brighton and Hove but also further afield. _-= Based on the novel "Sleep Long My Love" by Hillary Waugh and Inspired by the Brighton Trunk Murders of the late 1930's =-_

7.3

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Odd Man Out

1947

Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.

7.3

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Chase a Crooked Shadow

1958

A woman who lives in Spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brother's identity.

7.0

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Violent Playground

1958

A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.

7.0

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Yield to the Night

1956

Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.

6.9

MagicScore

Brighton Rock

1948

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.

6.8

MagicScore

Hell Drivers

1957

An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.

6.7

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Wanted for Murder

1946

The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist the urge to strangle women to death.

6.4

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#10

Stolen Face

1952

A plastic surgeon changes the face of a female convict to match that of the beautiful woman who broke his heart and left him. He marries the convict but trouble starts when his true love returns.

5.6

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#11

Obsession

1949

A British psychiatrist devises a devilish revenge plot against his wife's lover.

6.7

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#12

Nowhere to Go

1958

A professional thief is sprung from prison with the assistance of a new partner who wants to know where he's hid his loot.

6.7

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#13

The Blue Lamp

1950

P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.

6.6

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#14

Never Let Go

1960

John Cummings, an unsuccessful cosmetics salesman, has his unpaid-for car stolen by one of the hoods in the employ of Lionel Meadows, the sadistic organizer of a London car conversion racket. The car was not insured, and since the police appear indifferent to his plight, Cummings decides to find it himself -- and gets himself involved in an underworld battle.

6.4

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#15

The Lodger

1944

In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.

6.4

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#16

The Good Die Young

1954

An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbery, which goes badly wrong.

6.3

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#17

The October Man

1947

Jim Ackland, who suffers from a head injury sustained in a bus crash, is the chief suspect in a murder hunt, when a girl that he has just met is found dead on the local common, and he has no alibi for the time she was killed.

6.2

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#18

The Clouded Yellow

1950

After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers finds work catalouging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. After the murder of a local gamekeeper, suspicion (wrongfully) falls on their niece, Sophie Malraux. Somers helps Sophie to escape arrest and they go on the run together.

6.2

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#19

The Sleeping Tiger

1954

A petty thief breaks into the home of a psychiatrist and gets caught in a web of a doctor who wishes to experiment on him and a doctor's wife who wishes to seduce him.

5.5

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#20

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950

A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

7.2

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Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Dancing with Crime?

The top films similar to Dancing with Crime by MovieMagicScore are Blackout (6.0), Jigsaw (7.3), Odd Man Out (7.3). Each shares crime/drama/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Dancing with Crime worth watching?

Dancing with Crime holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 20 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Dancing with Crime?

Dancing with Crime (1947) is a crime, drama, mystery film directed by John Paddy Carstairs, starring Richard Attenborough, Sheila Sim, Barry Jones.

Where can I find more recommendations like Dancing with Crime?

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About movies like Dancing with Crime

This ranked list pairs Dancing with Crime (1947), a crime and drama and mystery film from John Paddy Carstairs, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Richard Attenborough 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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