Movies Like Dancing at Lughnasa

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

Circle of Friends

1995·1h 43m·★ 6.6·Pat O'Connor

2 shared crewDir. Pat O'ConnorDP: Kenneth MacMillan

A Month in the Country

1987·1h 36m·★ 6.8·Pat O'Connor

2 shared crewDir. Pat O'ConnorDP: Kenneth MacMillan

Inventing the Abbotts

1997·1h 50m·★ 6.4·Pat O'Connor

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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962·2h 15m·★ 8.0·Robert Aldrich

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1996·1h 38m·★ 6.7·Jerry Zaks

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1952·2h 9m·★ 7.7·John Ford

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1995·2h 15m·★ 7.6·Clint Eastwood

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2015·1h 51m·★ 7.5·John Crowley

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The Color Purple

1985·2h 34m·★ 7.7·Steven Spielberg

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

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1999·1h 37m·★ 7.4·Gil Junger

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1992·2h 18m·★ 7.8·Rob Reiner

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1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

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