6 Best Mike Mazurki Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 9, 2026

Mike Mazurki, a former professional wrestler, brought an imposing, gravel-voiced presence to Hollywood across five decades of film. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World races strangers to buried money, Pocketful of Miracles turns an apple seller into a lady, Alligator unleashes a sewer-raised giant, and Dick Tracy battles a grotesque crime boss. Cheyenne Autumn and Night and the City round out the list.

Dick Tracy (1990)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A tough detective battles a grotesque crime boss determined to unify the city's criminal underworld.

Directed by Warren Beatty · 1h 45m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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Alligator (1980)

TMDB ★ 6.0

A giant alligator, flushed down the toilet as a baby and raised in the sewers, terrorises an unsuspecting city.

Directed by Lewis Teague · 1h 31m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Philo, Shudder, Night Flight Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A group of strangers race across the country to find a fortune buried under a big W.

Directed by Stanley Kramer · 3h 12m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Gangsters help transform a destitute apple seller into a society lady to fool her visiting daughter.

Directed by Frank Capra · 2h 16m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A Cheyenne tribe makes a desperate journey home after being forcibly relocated to a barren reservation.

Directed by John Ford · 2h 37m

Where to watch

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

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Night and the City (1950)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A small-time hustler's scheme to control London's wrestling promotion racket spirals out of control.

Directed by Jules Dassin · 1h 35m

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

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 Mike Mazurki Movies

Dick Tracy (1990)

Alligator (1980)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

Night and the City (1950)

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