Movies Like A Friend of Mine

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

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Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Stand by Me

1986·1h 29m·★ 8.1·Rob Reiner

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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Talk to Her

2002·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Pedro Almodóvar

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Billy Elliot

2000·1h 51m·★ 7.7·Stephen Daldry

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All About My Mother

1999·1h 41m·★ 7.8·Pedro Almodóvar

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Match Point

2005·2h 4m·★ 7.6·Woody Allen

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Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

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The Big Blue

1988·2h 48m·★ 7.5·Luc Besson

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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

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Paradise Now

2005·1h 30m·★ 7.4·Hany Abu-Assad

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Muriel's Wedding

1994·1h 46m·★ 7.3·P.J. Hogan

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About a Boy

2002·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Paul Weitz

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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

2002·1h 51m·★ 6.8·Lone Scherfig

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Italian for Beginners

2000·1h 58m·★ 7.0·Lone Scherfig

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The Lulus

2023·1h 45m·★ 6.1·Yann Samuell

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Berlin is in Germany

2001·1h 37m·★ 7.1·Hannes Stöhr

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How Good Is A Friend of Mine?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.