Movies Like Contact

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

The Scarlet and the Black

1983·2h 23m·★ 7.5·Jerry London

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Made in Britain

1983·1h 16m·★ 7.2·Alan Clarke

Starring Sean ChapmanDir. Alan ClarkeTV Movie & Drama

Danny Boy

2021·1h 30m·★ 6.0·Sam Miller

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King Rat

1965·2h 14m·★ 7.5·Bryan Forbes

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The Beast

1988·1h 51m·★ 7.3·Kevin Reynolds

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The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970·2h 19m·★ 7.2·Stanley Kramer

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Hyena Road

2015·2h·★ 6.5·Paul Gross

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Battleground

1949·1h 58m·★ 7.4·William A. Wellman

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Overlord

1975·1h 23m·★ 7.1·Stuart Cooper

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The Devil's Double

2011·1h 49m·★ 7.0·Lee Tamahori

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Men in War

1957·1h 42m·★ 7.1·Anthony Mann

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Sahara

1995·1h 46m·★ 6.7·Brian Trenchard-Smith

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The Kill Team

2019·1h 27m·★ 6.0·Dan Krauss

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Jacknife

1989·1h 42m·★ 6.4·David Hugh Jones

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Max

2002·1h 46m·★ 6.4·Menno Meyjes

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Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines

2014·1h 38m·★ 4.4·Roel Reiné

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Field of Lost Shoes

2015·1h 36m·★ 5.8·Sean McNamara

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Hurricane

2018·1h 47m·★ 5.9·David Blair

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Scum

1979·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Alan Clarke

Starring John BlundellDir. Alan Clarke

How Good Is Contact?

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