Movies Like A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness

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

Carmen from Kawachi

1966·1h 29m·★ 7.1·Seijun Suzuki

Both star Kōji Wada & Keisuke NoroDir. Seijun Suzuki

The King of Comedy

1982·1h 49m·★ 7.8·Martin Scorsese

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Cinderella Man

2005·2h 24m·★ 8.0·Ron Howard

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Synecdoche, New York

2008·2h 4m·★ 7.5·Charlie Kaufman

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You Gotta Believe

2024·1h 44m·★ 5.9·Ty Roberts

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Annaluise & Anton

1999·1h 47m·★ 7.0·Caroline Link

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Toolsidas Junior

2022·2h 10m·★ 7.4·Mridul

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Insomnia

2002·1h 58m·★ 7.2·Christopher Nolan

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Cool Runnings

1993·1h 38m·★ 7.0·Jon Turteltaub

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Dream Horse

2021·1h 53m·★ 7.0·Euros Lyn

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Burn After Reading

2008·1h 36m·★ 7.0·Ethan Coen

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The Longest Yard

1974·2h 1m·★ 7.1·Robert Aldrich

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The Legend of Bagger Vance

2000·2h 6m·★ 6.7·Robert Redford

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Stay Hungry

1976·1h 42m·★ 5.6·Bob Rafelson

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Semi-Tough

1977·1h 48m·★ 5.9·Michael Ritchie

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Fuzz

1972·1h 33m·★ 5.5·Richard A. Colla

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Eleven Men Out

2005·1h 27m·★ 5.0·Róbert I. Douglas

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The Blazing World

2021·1h 41m·★ 4.4·Carlson Young

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Branded to Kill

1967·1h 31m·★ 7.2·Seijun Suzuki

Starring Joe ShishidoDir. Seijun Suzuki

Youth of the Beast

1963·1h 32m·★ 7.3·Seijun Suzuki

Starring Joe ShishidoDir. Seijun Suzuki

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