Movies Like Charly

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

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1962·1h 25m·★ 7.8·Ralph Nelson

2 shared crewDir. Ralph NelsonDP: Arthur J. Ornitz

Forever Young

1992·1h 42m·★ 6.4·Steve Miner

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Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

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The Jacket

2005·1h 43m·★ 7.1·John Maybury

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Dr. Renault's Secret

1942·58m·★ 6.1·Harry Lachman

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Good Will Hunting

1997·2h 7m·★ 8.4·Gus Van Sant

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Life in a Year

2020·1h 47m·★ 6.3·Mitja Okorn

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The Fly

1986·1h 36m·★ 7.6·David Cronenberg

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Dark City

1998·1h 41m·★ 7.5·Alex Proyas

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The Man Who Laughs

1928·1h 50m·★ 7.6·Paul Leni

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Pi

1998·1h 24m·★ 7.3·Darren Aronofsky

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An Autumn Romance

2021·1h 28m·★ 5.6·Bradley Walsh

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Peter Ibbetson

1935·1h 28m·★ 6.9·Henry Hathaway

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Innerspace

1987·2h·★ 6.8·Joe Dante

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The Curse of Frankenstein

1957·1h 23m·★ 7.0·Terence Fisher

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An American Tail

1986·1h 20m·★ 6.9·Don Bluth

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Brother of Sleep

1995·2h 7m·★ 7.0·Joseph Vilsmaier

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Frankenstein

1993·1h 57m·★ 5.7·David Wickes

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Phenomenon

1996·2h 3m·★ 6.5·Jon Turteltaub

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Father of the Bride

2022·1h 58m·★ 5.9·Gary Alazraki

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How Good Is Charly?

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