Movies Like Assassination of a High School President

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

The Perfect Score

2004·1h 33m·★ 5.7·Brian Robbins

Themes: exam, schoolFans also likedComedy & Crime

21 Jump Street

2012·1h 49m·★ 7.2·Phil Lord

Themes: high school student, investigationFans also likedComedy & Crime

Bad Hair Day

2015·1h 30m·★ 5.7·Érik Canuel

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Amsterdam

2022·2h 14m·★ 6.2·David O. Russell

Themes: conspiracy, investigationMystery & Comedy

Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

TMDB recommendsCrime & Mystery

Chinatown

1974·2h 10m·★ 8.1·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsCrime & Mystery

Topkapi

1964·1h 59m·★ 6.9·Jules Dassin

TMDB recommendsComedy & Crime

Your Name.

2016·1h 46m·★ 8.4·Makoto Shinkai

Themes: high school student, school

Murder She Said

1961·1h 27m·★ 7.3·George Pollock

Fans also likedComedy & Crime & Mystery

A Shot in the Dark

1964·1h 42m·★ 7.3·Blake Edwards

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Murder Most Foul

1964·1h 30m·★ 7.1·George Pollock

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Shadow of the Thin Man

1941·1h 37m·★ 7.2·W.S. Van Dyke

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Fletch

1985·1h 38m·★ 6.9·Michael Ritchie

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The Late Show

1977·1h 33m·★ 6.8·Robert Benton

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Zero Effect

1998·1h 56m·★ 6.8·Jake Kasdan

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Now You See Me

2013·1h 56m·★ 7.2·Louis Leterrier

Themes: conspiracy, investigation

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

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Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

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All the President's Men

1976·2h 18m·★ 7.9·Alan J. Pakula

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Gattaca

1997·1h 47m·★ 7.7·Andrew Niccol

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