Movies Like A Straightforward Boy

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

I Graduated, But...

1929·11m·★ 6.3·Yasujirō Ozu

Themes: partially lost film, silent film, black and whiteDir. Yasujirō OzuStarring Takeshi Sakamoto

I Was Born, But...

1932·1h 31m·★ 7.8·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Tatsuo Saitō & Tomio AokiDir. Yasujirō Ozu

What Did the Lady Forget?

1937·1h 11m·★ 7.0·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Tatsuo Saitō & Takeshi SakamotoDir. Yasujirō Ozu

City Lights

1931·1h 27m·★ 8.5·Charlie Chaplin

Themes: silent film, black and whiteTMDB recommends

The General

1926·1h 19m·★ 8.1·Clyde Bruckman

Themes: silent film, black and whiteTMDB recommends

Pandora's Box

1929·2h 21m·★ 7.7·G.W. Pabst

Themes: silent film, black and whiteTMDB recommends

A Story of Floating Weeds

1934·1h 26m·★ 7.6·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Takeshi Sakamoto & Tomio AokiDir. Yasujirō Ozu

An Inn in Tokyo

1935·1h 20m·★ 7.4·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Takeshi Sakamoto & Tomio AokiDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Tokyo Chorus

1931·1h 31m·★ 7.1·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Tatsuo Saitō & Takeshi SakamotoDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Passing Fancy

1933·1h 41m·★ 7.2·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Takeshi Sakamoto & Tomio AokiDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

1932·1h 26m·★ 6.9·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Tatsuo Saitō & Takeshi SakamotoDir. Yasujirō Ozu

I Flunked, But...

1930·1h 5m·★ 6.3·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Tatsuo Saitō & Tomio AokiDir. Yasujirō Ozu

The Lady and the Beard

1931·1h 15m·★ 6.4·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Takeshi Sakamoto & Tatsuo SaitōDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Days of Youth

1929·1h 43m·★ 6.3·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Tatsuo Saitō & Takeshi SakamotoDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Some Like It Hot

1959·2h 3m·★ 8.2·Billy Wilder

TMDB recommendsComedy & Crime

In Order of Disappearance

2014·1h 55m·★ 7.1·Hans Petter Moland

TMDB recommendsComedy & Crime

The Great Dictator

1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

TMDB recommends

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommends

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964·1h 35m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommends

Roman Holiday

1953·1h 59m·★ 8.0·William Wyler

TMDB recommends

How Good Is A Straightforward Boy?

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