Movies Like Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing

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

Some Time Later

2018·1h 36m·★ 5.7·José Luis Cuerda

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1981·1h 37m·★ 7.5·John Landis

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2014·4m·★ 8.1·Joseph Pelling

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Beetlejuice

1988·1h 32m·★ 7.4·Tim Burton

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1991·1h 39m·★ 7.5·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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The Quiet Man

1952·2h 9m·★ 7.7·John Ford

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The Wing or the Thigh?

1976·1h 44m·★ 7.2·Claude Zidi

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1985·1h 42m·★ 7.6·Lasse Hallström

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Cars

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1991·1h 40m·★ 7.0·Barry Sonnenfeld

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The Mask

1994·1h 41m·★ 7.0·Chuck Russell

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Slim Susie

2003·1h 37m·★ 6.9·Ulf Malmros

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1962·1h 32m·★ 7.4·José María Forqué

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The Santa Clause

1994·1h 37m·★ 6.6·John Pasquin

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Brad's Status

2017·1h 41m·★ 6.5·Mike White

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Everyone Off to Jail

1993·1h 39m·★ 6.0·Luis García Berlanga

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Year of Enlightment

1986·1h 45m·★ 6.8·Fernando Trueba

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Doctor Dolittle

1998·1h 25m·★ 5.4·Betty Thomas

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8 ½ Women

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The Sow

1992·1h 42m·★ 6.0·José Luis Cuerda

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How Good Is Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing?

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