Movies Like Count the Hours!

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

Illegal

1955·1h 28m·★ 7.0·Lewis Allen

Themes: innocent man, defense lawyer, trial lawyerFans also likedCrime & Drama

Witness to Murder

1954·1h 23m·★ 6.6·Roy Rowland

DP: John AltonFans also likedCrime & Drama

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

2018·2h 27m·★ 7.7·Christopher McQuarrie

Themes: handgun, race against time

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Mildred Pierce

1945·1h 51m·★ 7.9·Michael Curtiz

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Trial

1962·1h 59m·★ 7.6·Orson Welles

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Baby Face Nelson

1957·1h 25m·★ 6.3·Don Siegel

Starring Jack ElamDir. Don SiegelCrime & Drama

12 Angry Men

1957·1h 37m·★ 9.0·Sidney Lumet

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Good Will Hunting

1997·2h 7m·★ 8.4·Gus Van Sant

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Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

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The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

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God's Own Country

2017·1h 44m·★ 7.6·Francis Lee

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The Killing

1956·1h 25m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

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The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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Sweet Smell of Success

1957·1h 37m·★ 8.0·Alexander Mackendrick

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Ed Wood

1994·2h 7m·★ 7.8·Tim Burton

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Shadow of a Doubt

1943·1h 47m·★ 7.7·Alfred Hitchcock

Both star Teresa Wright & Macdonald Carey

His Girl Friday

1940·1h 32m·★ 7.8·Howard Hawks

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Billy Budd

1962·1h 59m·★ 7.8·Peter Ustinov

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How Good Is Count the Hours!?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.