Movies Like Daybreak

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

Gates of the Night

1946·1h 47m·★ 7.1·Marcel Carné

2 shared crewDir. Marcel CarnéDP: Philippe Agostini

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010·1h 31m·★ 6.1·Werner Herzog

Themes: police standoff, flashbackFans also likedCrime & Drama

Port of Shadows

1938·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Marcel Carné

Both star Jean Gabin & René GéninDir. Marcel CarnéDrama & Crime

Pépé le Moko

1937·1h 34m·★ 7.6·Julien Duvivier

Themes: french noir, film noirStarring Jean GabinDrama & Crime

Hôtel du Nord

1938·1h 37m·★ 7.5·Marcel Carné

Both star Arletty & Bernard BlierDir. Marcel Carné

Juliette, or Key of Dreams

1951·1h 40m·★ 6.9·Marcel Carné

Both star René Génin & Arthur DevèreDir. Marcel Carné

The Devil's Envoys

1942·2h 1m·★ 7.2·Marcel Carné

Both star Arletty & Jules BerryDir. Marcel Carné

Air of Paris

1954·1h 46m·★ 6.8·Marcel Carné

Both star Jean Gabin & ArlettyDir. Marcel Carné

Pasha

1968·1h 30m·★ 6.7·Georges Lautner

Fans also likedStarring Jean GabinDrama & Crime

Thérèse Raquin

1953·1h 46m·★ 7.4·Marcel Carné

Fans also likedDir. Marcel CarnéDrama & Crime

Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Lucky Number Slevin

2006·1h 50m·★ 7.7·Paul McGuigan

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Boys Don't Cry

1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004·1h 48m·★ 8.3·Michel Gondry

TMDB recommends

The Killing

1956·1h 25m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommends

Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

TMDB recommends

Trouble in Paradise

1932·1h 23m·★ 7.9·Ernst Lubitsch

TMDB recommends

The President

1961·1h 50m·★ 7.1·Henri Verneuil

Both star Jean Gabin & Bernard Blier

How Good Is Daybreak?

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