Movies Like Bad Times at the El Royale

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

No Country for Old Men

2007·2h 2m·★ 8.2·Joel Coen

Themes: motel room, motel, neo-noirFans also likedCrime & Thriller

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Niels Mueller

Themes: audio tape, vietnam warTMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

Fargo

1996·1h 38m·★ 8.1·Joel Coen

Themes: complex, neo-noirTMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Blow Out

1981·1h 48m·★ 7.4·Brian De Palma

Themes: audio tape, neo-noirFans also likedCrime & Mystery & Thriller

JFK

1991·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

Themes: 1960s, vietnam warTMDB recommends

Rolling Thunder

1977·1h 40m·★ 6.9·John Flynn

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Forrest Gump

1994·2h 22m·★ 8.8·Robert Zemeckis

4 shared themes: hippie, 1960s, vietnam war...

The Deer Hunter

1978·3h 3m·★ 8.1·Michael Cimino

Themes: complex, vietnam war, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

The Card Counter

2021·1h 51m·★ 6.2·Paul Schrader

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The Post

2017·1h 56m·★ 7.2·Steven Spielberg

Themes: richard nixon, vietnam war

Identity

2003·1h 30m·★ 7.3·James Mangold

Themes: storm, motelMystery & Thriller

Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

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Chinatown

1974·2h 10m·★ 8.1·Roman Polanski

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Blue Velvet

1986·2h·★ 7.7·David Lynch

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Memento

2000·1h 53m·★ 8.4·Christopher Nolan

Themes: motel, neo-noirMystery & Thriller

Obsessed

2014·2h 12m·★ 6.3·Kim Dae-woo

Themes: 1960s, vietnam war

Miller's Crossing

1990·1h 55m·★ 7.7·Joel Coen

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Dirty Harry

1971·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Don Siegel

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

2005·1h 43m·★ 7.4·Shane Black

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Insomnia

2002·1h 58m·★ 7.2·Christopher Nolan

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