Movies Like A Perfect World

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

The Rookie

1990·2h 1m·★ 5.9·Clint Eastwood

2 shared crewDir. Clint EastwoodDP: Jack N. Green

Absolute Power

1997·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Clint Eastwood

2 shared crewDir. Clint EastwoodDP: Jack N. Green

Unforgiven

1992·2h 10m·★ 8.2·Clint Eastwood

2 shared crewDir. Clint EastwoodDP: Jack N. Green

Heartbreak Ridge

1986·2h 10m·★ 6.8·Clint Eastwood

2 shared crewDir. Clint EastwoodDP: Jack N. Green

White Hunter, Black Heart

1990·1h 52m·★ 6.5·Clint Eastwood

2 shared crewDir. Clint EastwoodDP: Jack N. Green

Bird

1988·2h 41m·★ 7.1·Clint Eastwood

2 shared crewDir. Clint EastwoodDP: Jack N. Green

The Sugarland Express

1974·1h 50m·★ 6.7·Steven Spielberg

Themes: texas, hostageTMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Midnight Special

2016·1h 52m·★ 6.6·Jeff Nichols

Themes: child kidnapping, texas, hostageFans also liked

Dark Passage

1947·1h 46m·★ 7.5·Delmer Daves

Themes: escaped convict, prison escapeFans also liked

Cohen and Tate

1989·1h 26m·★ 6.3·Eric Red

Themes: child kidnapping, texasFans also likedCrime & Thriller & Drama

Ain't Them Bodies Saints

2013·1h 36m·★ 6.4·David Lowery

Themes: prison escape, texasFans also likedCrime & Drama

JFK

1991·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

TMDB recommendsStarring Kevin CostnerDrama & Thriller

Dog Day Afternoon

1975·2h 4m·★ 8.0·Sidney Lumet

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama & Thriller

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Niels Mueller

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller & Crime

Changeling

2008·2h 21m·★ 7.7·Clint Eastwood

Fans also likedDir. Clint EastwoodCrime & Drama

Once Upon a Time in America

1984·3h 49m·★ 8.3·Sergio Leone

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

American Gangster

2007·2h 37m·★ 7.8·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Bonnie and Clyde

1967·1h 51m·★ 7.7·Arthur Penn

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Miami Vice

2006·2h 12m·★ 6.1·Michael Mann

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Hustle

1975·2h·★ 6.2·Robert Aldrich

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

How Good Is A Perfect World?

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