Movies Like Cry-Baby

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

Hairspray

1988·1h 32m·★ 7.0·John Waters

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Polyester

1981·1h 26m·★ 7.0·John Waters

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Priscilla

2023·1h 53m·★ 6.4·Sofia Coppola

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1940·1h 32m·★ 7.8·Howard Hawks

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Top Hat

1935·1h 39m·★ 7.7·Mark Sandrich

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42nd Street

1933·1h 29m·★ 7.3·Lloyd Bacon

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The Red Cockatoo

2006·2h 8m·★ 6.7·Dominik Graf

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¿Quieres ser mi hijo?

2023·1h 40m·★ 6.0·Ihtzi Hurtado

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1976·1h 40m·★ 7.7·Erik Balling

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1933·1h 8m·★ 7.7·Leo McCarey

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1939·1h 44m·★ 7.5·William Wyler

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The Olsen Gang on the Track

1975·1h 40m·★ 7.3·Erik Balling

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1969·1h 25m·★ 7.2·Woody Allen

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1989·1h 19m·★ 7.0·Aki Kaurismäki

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1982·1h 30m·★ 7.1·Amy Heckerling

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Some Kind of Wonderful

1987·1h 35m·★ 7.0·Howard Deutch

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How Good Is Cry-Baby?

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