Films like A Place in the Sun (1951)

A Place in the Sun (1951) is crime, drama, romance. These 24 films share its genres, ordered by how much overlap they have and how well they are rated.

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  365 Days (2020)

  Also crime and drama. 7.0/10

  A woman falls victim to a dominant mafia boss, who imprisons her and gives her one year to fall in love with him.

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  Killer Heat (2024)

  Also crime and drama. 5.8/10

  An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.

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  West Side Story (2021)

  Also crime and drama. 6.9/10

  Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

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  Step Up (2006)

  Also crime and drama. 6.9/10

  Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming…

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  The Next Three Days (2010)

  Also crime and drama. 7.1/10

  Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family…

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  In Secret (2014)

  Also crime and drama. 6.1/10

  In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a…

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  Days of Being Wild (1990)

  Also crime and drama. 7.3/10

  Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother.

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  Carolina Caroline (2026)

  Also crime and drama. 6.7/10

  A young woman, desperate to leave her small town, runs away with a charming con man, embarking on a crime and passion-filled journey through the Southeast to find her estranged…

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  Rumble Fish (1983)

  Also crime and drama. 7.0/10

  Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.

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  A Brighter Summer Day (1991)

  Also crime and drama. 8.2/10

  A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

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  Sea of Love (1989)

  Also crime and drama. 6.6/10

  Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a…

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  Breathless (1960)

  Also crime and drama. 7.5/10

  A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.

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  All of a Sudden (1996)

  Also crime and drama. 6.0/10

  An erotic mystery in which two couples engage in multiple layers of passion, betrayal and murder.

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  West Side Story (1961)

  Also crime and drama. 7.2/10

  In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite…

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  A Stranger of Mine (2005)

  Also crime and drama. 6.8/10

  In one long Friday evening, Takeshi Miyata, a straight-arrow businessman, will encounter a number of people (some only fleetingly) who have intertwining fates.

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  Les Misérables (1998)

  Also crime and drama. 7.2/10

  In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean…

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  The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

  Also crime and drama. 6.8/10

  Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet…

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  Better Days (2019)

  Also crime and drama. 8.1/10

  A bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants, while she copes with the pressures of her final examinations.

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  Notorious (1946)

  Also crime and drama. 7.7/10

  In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they…

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  On the Waterfront (1954)

  Also crime and drama. 7.9/10

  A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.

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  Beating Hearts (2024)

  Also crime and drama. 7.2/10

  Local rebellious teenager Clotaire falls for his schoolmate Jackie, but gang violence leads him to a darker destructive path. After years apart, the star-crossed lovers discover…

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  The Last Manhunt (2022)

  Also crime and drama. 5.8/10

  In 1909, Willie Boy and his love Carlota go on the run after he accidentally shoots her father in a confrontation gone terribly wrong. With President Taft coming to the area, the…

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  Into the Night (1985)

  Also crime and drama. 6.5/10

  Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.

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  The Best Offer (2013)

  Also crime and drama. 7.8/10

  Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness…