Movies Like Castle on the Hudson

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

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938·1h 27m·★ 7.0·Anatole Litvak

Both star Henry O'Neill & John LitelDir. Anatole LitvakCrime & Drama

Each Dawn I Die

1939·1h 32m·★ 7.2·William Keighley

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Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943·2h 7m·★ 6.7·David Butler

Both star John Garfield & Ann SheridanDP: Arthur Edeson

Nobody Lives Forever

1946·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Jean Negulesco

DP: Arthur EdesonStarring John GarfieldCrime & Drama

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962·2h 27m·★ 7.8·John Frankenheimer

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The Longest Yard

1974·2h 1m·★ 7.1·Robert Aldrich

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The Sugarland Express

1974·1h 50m·★ 6.7·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Dust Be My Destiny

1939·1h 28m·★ 6.8·Lewis Seiler

Both star John Garfield & John LitelCrime & Drama

Woodpeckers

2017·1h 48m·★ 7.1·José María Cabral

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They Made Me a Criminal

1939·1h 32m·★ 6.8·Busby Berkeley

Both star John Garfield & Ann SheridanCrime & Drama

Brute

1997·1h 42m·★ 6.4·Maciej Dejczer

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941·1h 37m·★ 7.2·W.S. Van Dyke

Fans also likedStarring Henry O'Neill

Dissonance

2018·28m·★ 9.1·Toby Kearton

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American History X

1998·1h 59m·★ 8.5·Tony Kaye

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La Strada

1954·1h 55m·★ 8.0·Federico Fellini

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The King of Comedy

1982·1h 49m·★ 7.8·Martin Scorsese

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The Color Purple

1985·2h 34m·★ 7.7·Steven Spielberg

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Walk the Line

2005·2h 16m·★ 7.8·James Mangold

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Bang, Boom, Bang

1999·1h 50m·★ 7.5·Peter Thorwarth

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The Lovers on the Bridge

1991·2h 6m·★ 7.6·Leos Carax

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How Good Is Castle on the Hudson?

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