Movies Like American Buffalo

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

Brooklyn Rules

2007·1h 39m·★ 6.3·Michael Corrente

2 shared crewDir. Michael CorrenteDP: Richard Crudo

Outside Providence

1999·1h 36m·★ 6.4·Michael Corrente

2 shared crewDir. Michael CorrenteDP: Richard Crudo

A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

Themes: diner, robberyTMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Suicide Kings

1997·1h 46m·★ 6.9·Peter O'Fallon

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Heat

1995·2h 50m·★ 8.3·Michael Mann

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The Driver

1978·1h 31m·★ 7.1·Walter Hill

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M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

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Tsotsi

2005·1h 34m·★ 7.2·Gavin Hood

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The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Niels Mueller

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Willenbrock

2005·1h 45m·★ 6.8·Andreas Dresen

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A Clockwork Orange

1971·2h 17m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003·1h 51m·★ 8.2·Quentin Tarantino

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1963·1h 40m·★ 7.5·Nelson Pereira dos Santos

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The Unforgivable

2021·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Nora Fingscheidt

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Dirty Dancing

1987·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Emile Ardolino

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Dead Man

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

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American Graffiti

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.4·George Lucas

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The Place Beyond the Pines

2013·2h 20m·★ 7.3·Derek Cianfrance

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The Murderers Are Among Us

1946·1h 21m·★ 7.4·Wolfgang Staudte

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In Order of Disappearance

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How Good Is American Buffalo?

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