Movies Like Boogie Nights

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

Inherent Vice

2014·2h 29m·★ 6.6·Paul Thomas Anderson

2 shared crewThemes: drugs, 1970s, los angeles, californiaDir. Paul Thomas Anderson

Magnolia

1999·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Paul Thomas Anderson

4 shared cast incl. Philip Seymour Hoffman & Julianne Moore2 shared crewDir. Paul Thomas Anderson

Punch-Drunk Love

2002·1h 36m·★ 7.3·Paul Thomas Anderson

2 shared crewBoth star Philip Seymour Hoffman & Luis GuzmánDir. Paul Thomas Anderson

Hard Eight

1997·1h 42m·★ 7.1·Paul Thomas Anderson

2 shared crewBoth star John C. Reilly & Philip Seymour HoffmanDir. Paul Thomas Anderson

There Will Be Blood

2007·2h 38m·★ 8.2·Paul Thomas Anderson

2 shared crewDir. Paul Thomas AndersonDP: Robert Elswit

Polyester

1981·1h 26m·★ 7.0·John Waters

Themes: cocaine, 1980s, pornographyFans also liked

Auto Focus

2002·1h 44m·★ 6.7·Paul Schrader

Themes: adultery, pornography, 1970sFans also liked

Wonderland

2003·1h 44m·★ 6.5·James Cox

4 shared themes: 1980s, robbery, drugs...Fans also liked

Licorice Pizza

2021·2h 13m·★ 7.1·Paul Thomas Anderson

Dir. Paul Thomas AndersonThemes: 1970s, coming of ageFans also liked

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

Themes: dramatic, 1980sTMDB recommends

King Cobra

2016·1h 33m·★ 5.6·Justin Kelly

Themes: porn industry, pornographyFans also liked

Requiem for a Dream

2000·1h 42m·★ 8.3·Darren Aronofsky

Themes: voyeurism, drug abuseFans also liked

Dead Presidents

1995·1h 59m·★ 6.9·Albert Hughes

Themes: drug abuse, 1970sTMDB recommends

Foxes

1980·1h 46m·★ 6.1·Adrian Lyne

Themes: drugs, 1970s, coming of ageFans also liked

Psycho

1960·1h 49m·★ 8.5·Alfred Hitchcock

Themes: voyeurism, alter ego, mother son relationship

Taxi Driver

1976·1h 54m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

Themes: audacious, pornography, 1970s

Forrest Gump

1994·2h 22m·★ 8.8·Robert Zemeckis

Themes: new year's eve, mother son relationship, 1970s

Wrath of Man

2021·1h 59m·★ 7.1·Guy Ritchie

Themes: admiring, robbery, los angeles, california

Less Than Zero

1987·1h 38m·★ 6.4·Marek Kanievska

Themes: cocaine, los angeles, californiaFans also liked

Blow

2001·2h 4m·★ 7.5·Ted Demme

Themes: dramatic, 1970sFans also liked

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