Related Titles

Movies Like The Perfect Set-Up

Find movies like The Perfect Set-Up using TMDB similarity plus Movie Rankings community context. Our top current pick is Know Your Money. Browse 18 related titles with direct links to rankings, cast pages, and matchup data.

These picks blend TMDB similar-title seeds with Movie Rankings community ranking context.

Next Best Actions

Explore Language Rankings

Recommended If You Liked The Perfect Set-Up
TMDB Similar

Know Your Money

1940

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short tells the fictitious story of a bill counterfeiting ring and explores the government's attempt to curb counterfeiting.

TMDB Similar

Purity Squad

1945

This entry in the Crime Does Not Pay series focuses on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's effort to ensure that drugs are fully tested before they are sold to consumers. Two unscrupulous investors market the drug 'Diabulin' as a substitute for insulin after preliminary tests show good results. After a short time, however, users start dying from the drug. The FDA and the state attorney general's office then go after the drug marketers.

TMDB Similar

Pound Foolish

1940

An expose of attempts by wealthy people to avoid payment of customs duties. Part of the MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series.

TMDB Similar

Soak the Poor

1937

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with racketeers shaking down small grocers and horning in on the relief tickets, forcing prices up with the consumers paying the freight.

TMDB Similar

Think First

1939

Episode 24 of the Crime Does Not Pay series. Margie Smith (Laraine Day) works as a waitress at a drive in restaurant. She likes to date and look nice but on her salary, she can't keep up with everyone else. However, a friend shows her that stealing is easy, cool and lets you dress like success. At first, it works out just fine, but remember--this is a Crime Does Not Pay film and you KNOW she'll soon get caught and prosecuted.

TMDB Similar

Cash on Demand

1961

A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal £90,000.

TMDB Similar

Keep 'Em Sailing

1942

An FBI agent goes undercover to investigate the sabotage of American cargo ships.

TMDB Similar

Patrolling the Ether

1944

1940. Sixteen year old Phillip is one of a number of amateur radio operators across the US, doing it purely as a fun hobby. He is informed by Bill Beck of the Radio and Intelligence Division (RID) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that amateur international radio communication is now banned due to spying a result of the war in Europe. Beck, on behalf of the RID, asks Phillip, however, to continue to monitor the airwaves for suspicious activity.

TMDB Similar

Respect the Law

1941

Shows how so-called "minor" lawbreakers can do more damage than major criminals.

TMDB Similar

Sucker List

1941

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man and his racketeer buddies devise a scheme to bilk those already seemingly desperate for money of what little they have.

TMDB Recommended

Juice

1992

Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.

TMDB Recommended

Above the Rim

1994

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.

TMDB Recommended

Plunder Road

1957

A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

TMDB Recommended

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.

TMDB Recommended

Siberian Education

2013

The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The only law it obeys… is its own. Against this backdrop two best friends, Kolyma and Gagarin, gradually become fierce enemies as they find themselves on opposite sides of the strict code of honour of the ‘honest criminal’ brotherhood.

TMDB Recommended

Violent Saturday

1955

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

TMDB Recommended

Across 110th Street

1972

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police?

TMDB Similar

Coffins on Wheels

1941

Unscrupulous car dealers foist faulty and dangerous cars on an unsuspecting public.

What are the best movies like The Perfect Set-Up?

Know Your Money is the strongest current recommendation on this page for viewers looking for movies like The Perfect Set-Up.

How many recommendations are on the The Perfect Set-Up page?

This page currently lists 18 related titles for The Perfect Set-Up.

How often does the Movies Like The Perfect Set-Up page update?

This page refreshes whenever Movie Rankings rebuilds the related-title view for The Perfect Set-Up. It was last generated from site data on May 8, 2026.