Movies Like Away with Words

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

Eleven Men Out

2005·1h 27m·★ 5.0·Róbert I. Douglas

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Last Life in the Universe

2003·1h 52m·★ 7.4·Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

DP: Christopher DoyleStarring Tadanobu Asano

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1996·10m·★ 6.1·Wong Kar-Wai

DP: Christopher DoyleStarring Tadanobu Asano

Invisible Waves

2006·1h 55m·★ 6.5·Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

DP: Christopher DoyleStarring Tadanobu Asano

Theorem

1968·1h 35m·★ 7.0·Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Tethered Wings

2024·1h 29m·★ 6.7·Thierry Binisti

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4th Man Out

2015·1h 27m·★ 6.7·Andrew Nackman

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Walk on Water

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Eytan Fox

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Totally F***ed Up

1994·1h 19m·★ 6.5·Gregg Araki

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Is This Thing On?

2025·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Bradley Cooper

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Five Times Two

2004·1h 30m·★ 6.6·François Ozon

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Almost Friends

2017·1h 45m·★ 5.8·Jake Goldberger

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

SubUrbia

1997·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Richard Linklater

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

The Baby

2023·1h 33m·★ 6.2·Guillaume Nicloux

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Cosi

1996·1h 42m·★ 6.7·Mark Joffe

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Landline

2017·1h 33m·★ 6.4·Gillian Robespierre

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Benjamin

2019·1h 25m·★ 6.5·Simon Amstell

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

1998·1h 32m·★ 6.5·John Maybury

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Sidewalks of New York

2001·1h 47m·★ 6.4·Edward Burns

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

CQ

2001·1h 28m·★ 6.2·Roman Coppola

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How Good Is Away with Words?

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