Movies Like Violent Playground (1958)

Violent Playground is a 1958 crime, drama film from Basil Dearden with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Jigsaw and Odd Man Out.

Crime Drama

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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Yield to the Night

1956

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

6.9

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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

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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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Dancing with Crime

1947

When his best friend is murdered inside a London dancehall, a cab driver and his girlfriend involve themselves in the investigation and discover a major criminal operation hiding behind the club's friendly facade.

5.9

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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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Victim

1961

A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of success.

7.4

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#10

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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#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 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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#16

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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#17

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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#18

Hell Is a City

1960

Set in Manchester, heartland of England's industrial north, Don Starling escapes from jail becoming England's most wanted man. Ruthless villain Starling together with his cronies engineered a robbery that resulted in the violent death of a young girl. Detective Inspector Martineau has been assigned to hunt him down and bring him in. From seedy barrooms, through gambling dens the trail leads to an explosive climax high on the rooftops of the city.

6.5

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#19

The Violent Years

1956

A newspaper publisher's daughter suffers from neglect by her parents. She and her friends turn to crime by dressing up like men, holding up gas stations, raping young men at gunpoint, and having makeout parties when her parents are away. Their "fence" gets them to trash the school on request of sinister un-American clients, and they run afoul of the law, apple pie, and God himself.

4.3

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#20

Freeway

1996

Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

6.5

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Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Violent Playground?

The top films similar to Violent Playground by MovieMagicScore are Jigsaw (7.3), Odd Man Out (7.3), Yield to the Night (6.9). Each shares crime/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Violent Playground worth watching?

Violent Playground holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 22 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Violent Playground?

Violent Playground (1958) is a crime, drama film directed by Basil Dearden, starring Stanley Baker, Anne Heywood, David McCallum.

Where can I find more recommendations like Violent Playground?

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 Violent Playground

This ranked list pairs Violent Playground (1958), a crime and drama film from Basil Dearden, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Stanley Baker 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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