Movies Like Consenting Adults

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

The Pelican Brief

1993·2h 21m·★ 6.6·Alan J. Pakula

2 shared crewDir. Alan J. PakulaDP: Stephen Goldblatt

Klute

1971·1h 54m·★ 7.1·Alan J. Pakula

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The Experiment

2010·1h 36m·★ 6.4·Paul T. Scheuring

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Fail Safe

1964·1h 52m·★ 8.0·Sidney Lumet

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The China Syndrome

1979·2h 2m·★ 7.4·James Bridges

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The Swimming Pool

1969·2h 3m·★ 7.1·Jacques Deray

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The Abduction of Jennifer Grayson

2017·1h 39m·★ 3.9·Corynn Egreczky

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Dial M for Murder

1954·1h 45m·★ 8.1·Alfred Hitchcock

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Diabolique

1955·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Henri-Georges Clouzot

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Heat

1995·2h 50m·★ 8.3·Michael Mann

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Notorious

1946·1h 43m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

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Blue Velvet

1986·2h·★ 7.7·David Lynch

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The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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To Catch a Thief

1955·1h 46m·★ 7.4·Alfred Hitchcock

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Marnie

1964·2h 10m·★ 7.1·Alfred Hitchcock

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Bullitt

1968·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Peter Yates

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Anniversary

2025·1h 51m·★ 6.7·Jan Komasa

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Looking for Richard

1996·1h 52m·★ 7.3·Al Pacino

Both star Kevin Spacey & Kevin Kline

The Lords of Discipline

1983·1h 42m·★ 6.6·Franc Roddam

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Swimming Pool

2003·1h 42m·★ 6.7·François Ozon

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