Movies Like Arabian Nights

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

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944·1h 27m·★ 6.3·Arthur Lubin

3 shared cast incl. Maria Montez & Jon HallThemes: bagdad, arabian nightsAction & Adventure

The Thief of Bagdad

1940·1h 47m·★ 7.4·Michael Powell

Themes: bagdad, arabian nightsFans also likedStarring Sabu

Cobra Woman

1944·1h 11m·★ 5.7·Robert Siodmak

4 shared cast incl. Maria Montez & Jon Hall

Gladiator

2000·2h 35m·★ 8.5·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommendsAction & Adventure

Goldfinger

1964·1h 50m·★ 7.7·Guy Hamilton

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Action

From Russia with Love

1963·1h 55m·★ 7.3·Terence Young

TMDB recommendsAction & Adventure

Dr. No

1962·1h 50m·★ 7.2·Terence Young

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Action

Thunderball

1965·2h 10m·★ 6.9·Terence Young

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Action

You Only Live Twice

1967·1h 57m·★ 6.8·Lewis Gilbert

TMDB recommendsAction & Adventure

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969·2h 22m·★ 6.7·Peter R. Hunt

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Action

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974·2h 5m·★ 6.7·Guy Hamilton

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Action

The Living Daylights

1987·2h 10m·★ 6.7·John Glen

TMDB recommendsAction & Adventure

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944·1h 18m·★ 5.7·Ford Beebe

DP: Milton KrasnerStarring Jon Hall

The Wages of Fear

1953·2h 33m·★ 8.1·Henri-Georges Clouzot

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North by Northwest

1959·2h 17m·★ 8.3·Alfred Hitchcock

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Ben-Hur

1959·3h 32m·★ 8.1·William Wyler

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975·1h 31m·★ 8.1·Terry Jones

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Jaws

1975·2h 4m·★ 8.1·Steven Spielberg

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The Bourne Identity

2002·1h 59m·★ 7.8·Doug Liman

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954·2h 7m·★ 7.2·Richard Fleischer

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How Good Is Arabian Nights?

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