Movies Like Cockfighter

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

Two-Lane Blacktop

1971·1h 42m·★ 7.2·Monte Hellman

3 shared cast incl. Warren Oates & Laurie BirdDir. Monte Hellman

The Shooting

1966·1h 22m·★ 6.4·Monte Hellman

Both star Warren Oates & Millie PerkinsDir. Monte Hellman

Ride in the Whirlwind

1966·1h 22m·★ 6.4·Monte Hellman

Both star Millie Perkins & Harry Dean StantonDir. Monte Hellman

Barry Lyndon

1975·3h 8m·★ 8.1·Stanley Kubrick

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C.R.A.Z.Y.

2005·2h 6m·★ 7.8·Jean-Marc Vallée

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The Silence

1963·1h 35m·★ 7.7·Ingmar Bergman

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Barren Lives

1963·1h 40m·★ 7.5·Nelson Pereira dos Santos

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Pierrot le Fou

1965·1h 50m·★ 7.4·Jean-Luc Godard

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Bloody Sunday

2002·1h 47m·★ 7.6·Paul Greengrass

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The Wedding Banquet

1993·1h 48m·★ 7.6·Ang Lee

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The Cincinnati Kid

1965·1h 42m·★ 7.2·Norman Jewison

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Dear Frankie

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.6·Shona Auerbach

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Flame & Citron

2008·2h 10m·★ 7.2·Ole Christian Madsen

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Dillinger

1973·1h 47m·★ 6.9·John Milius

Both star Warren Oates & Harry Dean Stanton

Palermo Shooting

2008·1h 48m·★ 6.1·Wim Wenders

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Chopsticks

2019·1h 40m·★ 6.5·Sachin Yardi

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The Bastards

2008·1h 27m·★ 6.2·Amat Escalante

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Delta

2008·1h 36m·★ 6.3·Kornél Mundruczó

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China 9, Liberty 37

1978·1h 45m·★ 6.1·Monte Hellman

Starring Warren OatesDir. Monte Hellman

How Good Is Cockfighter?

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