Movies Like Central Airport

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

Frisco Jenny

1933·1h 11m·★ 6.8·William A. Wellman

2 shared crewBoth star James Murray & Willard RobertsonDir. William A. Wellman

Safe in Hell

1931·1h 11m·★ 6.9·William A. Wellman

2 shared crewDir. William A. WellmanDP: Sidney Hickox

The Purchase Price

1932·1h 8m·★ 6.4·William A. Wellman

2 shared crewDir. William A. WellmanDP: Sidney Hickox

So Big!

1932·1h 21m·★ 6.8·William A. Wellman

2 shared crewDir. William A. WellmanDP: Sidney Hickox

Love Is a Racket

1932·1h 11m·★ 6.2·William A. Wellman

2 shared crewDir. William A. WellmanDP: Sidney Hickox

Heroes for Sale

1933·1h 12m·★ 7.4·William A. Wellman

Both star Richard Barthelmess & Grant MitchellDir. William A. Wellman

Lilly Turner

1933·1h 5m·★ 6.4·William A. Wellman

Both star Arthur Vinton & Grant MitchellDir. William A. Wellman

The Last Flight

1931·1h 16m·★ 6.8·William Dieterle

DP: Sidney HickoxStarring Richard Barthelmess

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927·1h 34m·★ 8.1·F. W. Murnau

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

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Veer-Zaara

2004·3h 12m·★ 7.8·Yash Chopra

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The Blue Angel

1930·1h 48m·★ 7.6·Josef von Sternberg

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The Aviator

2004·2h 50m·★ 7.5·Martin Scorsese

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Rouben Mamoulian

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Top Gun

1986·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Tony Scott

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Earth

1996·2h 3m·★ 7.2·Julio Medem

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42nd Street

1933·1h 29m·★ 7.3·Lloyd Bacon

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The Light

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.0·Philippe Lioret

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Burning Blue

2014·1h 40m·★ 6.2·D.M.W. Greer

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How Good Is Central Airport?

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