Movies Like Billy Budd

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

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1954·2h 4m·★ 7.7·Edward Dmytryk

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1984·2h 12m·★ 7.1·Roger Donaldson

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The Collector

1965·1h 59m·★ 7.5·William Wyler

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To Kill a Mockingbird

1962·2h 9m·★ 8.2·Robert Mulligan

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Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

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Dances with Wolves

1990·3h 1m·★ 8.0·Kevin Costner

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Captain Phillips

2013·2h 14m·★ 7.8·Paul Greengrass

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Dead Man Walking

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Tim Robbins

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Murder Most Foul

1964·1h 30m·★ 7.1·George Pollock

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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

1991·1h 50m·★ 7.3·Nicholas Meyer

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I, Robot

2004·1h 55m·★ 7.1·Alex Proyas

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No End

1985·1h 48m·★ 7.3·Krzysztof Kieślowski

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Annapolis

2006·1h 48m·★ 5.8·Justin Lin

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In the Heart of the Sea

2015·2h 2m·★ 6.9·Ron Howard

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You Only Live Twice

1967·1h 57m·★ 6.8·Lewis Gilbert

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2011·2h 16m·★ 6.6·Rob Marshall

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Wild Things

1998·1h 48m·★ 6.6·John McNaughton

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2007·1h 48m·★ 6.6·Michael Winterbottom

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The Bluff

2026·1h 43m·★ 5.8·Frank E. Flowers

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The Sea Chase

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How Good Is Billy Budd?

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