Movies Like Ash Wednesday

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

Miller's Crossing

1990·1h 55m·★ 7.7·Joel Coen

Themes: irish mob, gunFans also likedDrama & Crime

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005·2h·★ 6.5·Doug Liman

TMDB recommendsThemes: gun, hitmanAction & Drama

Bangkok Dangerous

2000·1h 45m·★ 6.5·Oxide Pang Chun

TMDB recommendsThemes: gun, hitmanAction & Crime

Sidewalks of New York

2001·1h 47m·★ 6.4·Edward Burns

Both star Edward Burns & Rosario DawsonDir. Edward Burns

Newlyweds

2011·1h 25m·★ 6.3·Edward Burns

Both star Edward Burns & Dara ColemanDir. Edward Burns

Purple Violets

2007·1h 43m·★ 6.4·Edward Burns

Both star Edward Burns & Dara ColemanDir. Edward Burns

The Trial

1962·1h 59m·★ 7.6·Orson Welles

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Road to Perdition

2002·1h 57m·★ 7.6·Sam Mendes

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Face/Off

1997·2h 19m·★ 7.3·John Woo

TMDB recommendsAction & Crime

Public Enemies

2009·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Michael Mann

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Great Father

2017·2h 27m·★ 6.8·Haneef Adeni

TMDB recommendsAction & Crime

15 Minutes

2001·2h·★ 6.1·John Herzfeld

Both star Edward Burns & John DiRestaAction & Crime

Small Town Killers

2017·1h 30m·★ 5.3·Ole Bornedal

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Kill the Irishman

2011·1h 46m·★ 7.0·Jonathan Hensleigh

Fans also likedAction & Crime & Drama

Colombiana

2011·1h 48m·★ 6.4·Olivier Megaton

Fans also likedAction & Crime & Drama

The Nun II

2023·1h 50m·★ 5.6·Michael Chaves

Themes: priest, church

State Property

2002·1h 28m·★ 4.3·Abdul Malik Abbott

Fans also likedCrime & Action & Drama

Immaculate

2024·1h 29m·★ 5.8·Michael Mohan

Themes: priest, church

Empire

2002·1h 39m·★ 5.9·Franc. Reyes

Fans also likedCrime & Action & Drama

The Kitchen

2019·1h 43m·★ 5.6·Andrea Berloff

Fans also likedAction & Crime & Drama

How Good Is Ash Wednesday?

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