
Movies that feel like Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
If you loved Angels with Dirty Faces, the closest films we have are Mildred Pierce (1945), Force of Evil (1950) and The Asphalt Jungle (1950). All three share Angels with Dirty Faces' gritty and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 5 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Criterion Channel and Brew and others, checked against today's data.
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If Angels with Dirty Faces hit the spot, these will too

Michael Curtiz working the same nerve twice

Two things both keep coming back to: gangster and film noir

One thread runs through both: black and white

Both keep coming back to the same thing: film noir
The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Angels with Dirty Faces does

Both land grit and stillness at once

Both lean on atmosphere more than on crime

Gritty drama in both cases

Common ground: gangster
The difference: Sits closer to action than Angels with Dirty Faces does

Crime built on stillness, twice over

Both are built on the same subject: black and white
The difference: Missing the stillness of Angels with Dirty Faces

Atmospheric drama, and it commits to that

Crime with a pulse of grit, in both cases
The difference: 23 years apart, and the 1960s show
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