Most Similar Movies to The Desperate Hours (1955)


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He Ran All the Way (1951), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), Captive (2015), Desperate Hours (1990), Violent Saturday (1955), Black Tuesday (1955), Blind Alley (1939) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

He Ran All the Way (1951)

He Ran All the Way (1951)

7.1/10 Crime, Drama

Nick and his partner Al stage a payroll holdup. Al is shot and Nick kills a policeman. Nick hides out at a public pool, where he meets Peg Dobbs. They go back to her apartment and he forces her family to hide him from the police manhunt.

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Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)

Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)

8.8/10 Crime, Drama

Racial tension flares up among an ex-cop, a bigot and a black entertainer who band together to rob a bank.

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Captive (2015)

Captive (2015)

5.4/10 Mystery, Crime, Drama, Thriller

A single mother struggling with drug addiction is taken hostage in her own apartment by a man on the run who has broken out of jail and murdered the judge assigned to his case.

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Desperate Hours (1990)

Desperate Hours (1990)

3.6/10 Drama, Crime

An escaped convict (Mickey Rourke) and his two partners invade the home of an estranged Utah couple (Anthony Hopkins, Mimi Rogers).

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Violent Saturday (1955)

Violent Saturday (1955)

6.9/10 Crime, Drama

Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.

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Black Tuesday (1955)

Black Tuesday (1955)

6.5/10 Crime, Drama

Gangster Vincent Canelli and bank robber Peter Manning escape from Death Row minutes before their execution by electric chair.

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Blind Alley (1939)

Blind Alley (1939)

6.3/10 Crime, Drama

Gangster Hal Wilson takes psychiatrist Dr. Shelby hostage. While captive, the doctor analyzes Wilson as though he were a patient.

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Side Street (1950)

Side Street (1950)

7.1/10 Crime, Drama

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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Big House, U.S.A. (1955)

Big House, U.S.A. (1955)

6.7/10 Crime, Drama

Gerry Barker finds a lost boy whose rich father is extorted into paying a ransom for his return but the boy accidentally dies and Jerry goes to prison.

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Naked Alibi (1954)

Naked Alibi (1954)

6.5/10 Crime, Drama

A chief of police detectives fired for brutality, tries to get evidence on a man suspected of killing 3 of his officers.

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Storm Fear (1956)

Storm Fear (1956)

6.4/10 Crime, Drama

After being wounded by a bullet, bank robber Charlie Blake seeks shelter with his gang at his brother's mountain retreat. There he rekindles his romance with his brother's wife and reconnects with the boy he believes is his son.

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Last Stop 174 (2008)

Last Stop 174 (2008)

6.3/10 Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A harrowing standoff with authorities unfolds when Brazilian delinquents (Michel Gomes, Marcello Melo Jr.) hijack a bus in Rio de Janeiro.

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Cherry Tree Lane (2010)

Cherry Tree Lane (2010)

6.1/10 Mystery, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Gang members terrorize parents of a man they are hunting.

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The Get-Away (1941)

The Get-Away (1941)

6.1/10 Crime, Drama

A G-man is sent to prison to befriend a suspected robbery ringleader and then helps him break out to gain his confidence.

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Prisoners (2013)

Prisoners (2013)

8.1/10 Thriller, Drama, Crime, Mystery

When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.

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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

7.7/10 Action, Crime, Thriller

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

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Across the Bridge (1957)

Across the Bridge (1957)

7.2/10 Crime, Drama

A wealthy businessman attempts to run to Mexico to escape capture for embezzlement. On the way, he switches identities for a visa but that only complicates matters.

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Hell Is a City (1960)

Hell Is a City (1960)

7.1/10 Crime, Drama

In Britain, a Manchester police inspector becomes obsessed with capturing a criminal who escapes from prison.

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