Dead End (1937) Reviews & Ratings

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Dead End reviews

Dead End holds a 7.1/10 average from 160 TMDB ratings.

OK, so this is definitely not the cheeriest of stories but Bogart and Joel McCrea are on good form throughout this gritty drama of hardship and depravity on the East Side of New York. "Baby Face Martin" - who, to be fair, maybe benefits a bit optimistically from the moniker - returns to his childhood home to reunite with his mother and childhood sweetheart. His mother wants nothing to do with him and his ex "Francie…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)

The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.

Movies like Dead End

If you enjoyed Dead End, these movies have a similar feel:

• Crime Wave (1953)
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