Movies Like Detour

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

Born to Kill

1947·1h 32m·★ 7.2·Robert Wise

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M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

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Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

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Don't Look Now

1973·1h 50m·★ 7.1·Nicolas Roeg

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Crash

1996·1h 40m·★ 6.4·David Cronenberg

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Sliver

1993·1h 47m·★ 5.1·Phillip Noyce

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Thelma & Louise

1991·2h 10m·★ 7.6·Ridley Scott

Themes: hitchhiker, road movie

The Hitcher

1986·1h 38m·★ 7.2·Robert Harmon

Themes: hitchhiker, road movie

Near Dark

1987·1h 34m·★ 6.9·Kathryn Bigelow

Themes: hitchhiker, road movie

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

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Aparajito

1956·1h 50m·★ 8.2·Satyajit Ray

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

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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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The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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Lolita

1962·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

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Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

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Ride the Pink Horse

1947·1h 41m·★ 7.2·Robert Montgomery

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Bullitt

1968·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Peter Yates

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The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

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How Good Is Detour?

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