6 Best Broderick Crawford Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 21, 2026

Broderick Crawford brought a booming, forceful physicality to American film, most memorably as corrupt politicians and hardened criminals whose bluster hid real vulnerability. The Vikings pits half-brothers who don’t know they are related against each other over a kingdom and a woman, Not as a Stranger sends an idealistic young doctor through a difficult path in medicine, New York Confidential threatens a mob boss with an ambitious lieutenant, and Human Desire tangles a war veteran in a dangerous affair. Born Yesterday and All the King’s Men round out the list.

The Vikings (1958)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Rival Viking half-brothers, unaware of their shared blood, clash over a kingdom and the same woman.

Directed by Richard Fleischer · 1h 55m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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Not as a Stranger (1955)

TMDB ★ 6.5

An idealistic young doctor's marriage of convenience complicates his difficult medical career.

Directed by Stanley Kramer · 2h 15m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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New York Confidential (1955)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A mob boss's control over his organisation is threatened by an ambitious young enforcer.

Directed by Russell Rouse · 1h 27m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

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Human Desire (1954)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A returning war veteran becomes entangled in a dangerous affair with a coworker's wife.

Directed by Fritz Lang · 1h 31m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Born Yesterday (1950)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A crooked businessman hires a tutor to polish his uneducated girlfriend, who turns out far sharper than expected.

Directed by George Cukor · 1h 43m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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All the King's Men (1949)

TMDB ★ 7.6

An idealistic politician rises to power and becomes the kind of tyrant he once opposed.

Directed by Robert Rossen · 1h 49m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Broderick Crawford Movies

The Vikings (1958)

Not as a Stranger (1955)

New York Confidential (1955)

Human Desire (1954)

Born Yesterday (1950)

All the King's Men (1949)

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