# Movies like They Drive by Night

> Films most similar to They Drive by Night (1940) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/they-drive-by-night-1940/>

## 9 films in this list

- **[High Sierra](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/high-sierra-1941/)** (1941) — ★ 7.1 · 353 votes · bittersweet, raw
- **[White Heat](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/white-heat-1949/)** (1949) — ★ 7.7 · 539 votes · bittersweet, raw, unhinged
- **[The Reckless Moment](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-reckless-moment-1949/)** (1949) — ★ 6.8 · 138 votes · dread, paranoid, tender
- **[The Roaring Twenties](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-roaring-twenties-1939/)** (1939) — ★ 7.5 · 266 votes · outsider, raw
- **[Sexy Beast](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/sexy-beast-2001/)** (2001) — ★ 7.0 · 889 votes · paranoid, raw, sexy
- **[The Postman Always Rings Twice](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-postman-always-rings-twice-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 6.5 · 558 votes · gut-punch, neon-soaked, paranoid
- **[River's Edge](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/river-s-edge-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.5 · 311 votes · bittersweet, outsider, raw
- **[Mona Lisa](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/mona-lisa-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.9 · 291 votes · bittersweet, neon-soaked, raw
- **[Bad Boys](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/bad-boys-1983/)** (1983) — ★ 7.0 · 299 votes · outsider, raw

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