Most Similar Movies to The Set-Up (1949)
If you are looking for movies like The Set-Up (1949), you might like movies tagged with keyword : film noir, boxing, crime, drama, sports, underdog, greed, betrayal, redemption, corruption, 1940s, black and white, urban setting, tension, suspense, brutality, fate, moral dilemma, desperation, violence .
Body and Soul (1947), Force of Evil (1948), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Boots Malone (1952), The Underworld Story (1950), Castle on the Hudson (1940), The Street With No Name (1948) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Body and Soul (1947)
A talented boxer's young career hits difficult terrain when an unethical promoter takes interest in him.
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Force of Evil (1948)
An unethical lawyer, with an older brother he wants to help, becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket.
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parent's jewelry store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother's wife hurtling towards a shattering climax.
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Boots Malone (1952)
Boots Malone is jockey's agent and a bit of a wheeler-dealer who went from living at the Ritz to living in a room at the stables when his star jockey was killed in an accident. After nearly three years, he has yet to find a replacement for him. Along with his cronies at the track, he manages to buy a horse that's a bit of a sleeper. Their hopes of cashing in big take ...Read all
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The Underworld Story (1950)
The story of the fight of a small-town newspaper to free an innocent girl of a murder charge, with the publisher of a metropolitan city newspaper heading, by forced circumstances, the opposing forces.
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Castle on the Hudson (1940)
An arrogant mobster, sentenced to a long prison term in Sing Sing, becomes a changed man when given a chance by the fair and progressive warden.
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The Street With No Name (1948)
An FBI agent (Mark Stevens) infiltrates a holdup gang led by a killer (Richard Widmark) who sees crime as a science.
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The Running Man (1963)
An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death, but is soon pursued by an insurance investigator.
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Diamond Men (2000)
A jewelry salesman (Robert Forster) trains his replacement (Donnie Wahlberg) by taking him on the road in Philadelphia.
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Amores Perros (2000)
A horrific car accident connects three stories, each involving characters dealing with loss, regret, and life's harsh realities, all in the name of love.
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Detective Story (1951)
On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.
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Kiss of Death (1947)
Nick Bianco is caught during a botched jewellery heist. The prosecution offer him a more lenient sentence if he squeals on his accomplices but he doesn't roll over on them. Three years into the sentence an event changes his mind.
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To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
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Cry of the City (1948)
Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome.
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Edge of the City (1957)
The growing friendship of two NYC longshoremen is threatened by a notably repellent punk.
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I Became a Criminal (1947)
After WW2, former RAF airman Clem Morgan joins a gang of black-market smugglers-thieves but when a robbery goes wrong, Clem is caught , framed for a policeman's murder, and is sent to prison where he plots his escape and revenge.
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Side Street (1950)
A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals money from the office of a shady lawyer - with catastrophic consequences.
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The Cooler (2003)
In an old school Las Vegas casino, its top gambling jinx breaks his curse when he falls in love, much to his boss' consternation.
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