Movies Like Bless the Beasts & Children

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

R.P.M.

1970·1h 32m·★ 5.3·Stanley Kramer

2 shared crewDir. Stanley KramerDP: Michel Hugo

Lolita

1962·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

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American Graffiti

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.4·George Lucas

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Animal Farm

1999·1h 31m·★ 6.0·John Stephenson

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Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

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Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople

2016·1h 41m·★ 7.8·Taika Waititi

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Dirty Dancing

1987·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Emile Ardolino

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Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

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Brigsby Bear

2017·1h 37m·★ 7.3·Dave McCary

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Don't Look Now

1973·1h 50m·★ 7.1·Nicolas Roeg

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Fat Kid Rules The World

2012·1h 39m·★ 6.4·Matthew Lillard

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The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

2002·1h 44m·★ 6.9·Peter Care

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Hooking Up

2020·1h 45m·★ 5.6·Nico Raineau

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SubUrbia

1997·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Richard Linklater

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Ero in guerra ma non lo sapevo

2022·1h 33m·★ 6.2·Fabio Resinaro

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Somewhere in Queens

2023·1h 46m·★ 6.8·Ray Romano

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The Clique

2008·1h 27m·★ 5.2·Michael Lembeck

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How Good Is Bless the Beasts & Children?

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