Movies Like Buddies

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

Railroad Man

1999·1h 52m·★ 7.1·Yasuo Furuhata

2 shared crewBoth star Ken Takakura & Eiji BandōDir. Yasuo Furuhata

Station

1981·2h 12m·★ 7.0·Yasuo Furuhata

2 shared crewDir. Yasuo FuruhataDP: Daisaku Kimura

Tokyo Story

1953·2h 17m·★ 8.1·Yasujirō Ozu

Themes: psychological drama, shōwa era (1926-89), tokyo, japanFans also liked

One Wonderful Sunday

1947·1h 48m·★ 7.2·Akira Kurosawa

Themes: post war japan, tokyo, japanFans also liked

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952·1h 56m·★ 7.6·Yasujirō Ozu

Themes: shōwa era (1926-89), tokyo, japanFans also liked

Mount Hakkoda

1977·2h 49m·★ 6.9·Shirō Moritani

DP: Daisaku KimuraStarring Ken Takakura

Seven Samurai

1954·3h 27m·★ 8.6·Akira Kurosawa

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004·1h 48m·★ 8.3·Michel Gondry

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958·1h 48m·★ 7.9·Richard Brooks

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Dolls

2002·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Takeshi Kitano

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Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

1999·1h 42m·★ 7.3·Hiroyuki Okiura

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Red Peony Gambler

1968·1h 38m·★ 6.9·Kōsaku Yamashita

Both star Sumiko Fuji & Ken Takakura

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942·1h 28m·★ 7.6·Orson Welles

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Contempt

1963·1h 43m·★ 7.4·Jean-Luc Godard

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The Science of Sleep

2006·1h 46m·★ 7.2·Michel Gondry

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Monsieur Ibrahim

2003·1h 31m·★ 7.3·François Dupeyron

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Apartment Zero

1989·2h 4m·★ 6.8·Martin Donovan

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Brother of Sleep

1995·2h 7m·★ 7.0·Joseph Vilsmaier

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The Great Love

1942·1h 40m·★ 6.2·Rolf Hansen

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How Good Is Buddies?

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