Movies Like Down by Law

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

Dead Man

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

2 shared crewTMDB recommendsDir. Jim Jarmusch

Mystery Train

1989·1h 46m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

2 shared crewDir. Jim JarmuschDP: Robby Müller

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

1999·1h 57m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

2 shared crewDir. Jim JarmuschDP: Robby Müller

Coffee and Cigarettes II

1989·8m·★ 7.1·Jim Jarmusch

2 shared crewDir. Jim JarmuschDP: Robby Müller

Bad Asses on the Bayou

2015·1h 25m·★ 5.3·Craig Moss

Themes: louisiana, bayouFans also liked

Vice Squad

1982·1h 37m·★ 6.4·Gary Sherman

Themes: pimp, prostituteFans also likedCrime & Drama

Stranger Than Paradise

1984·1h 30m·★ 7.4·Jim Jarmusch

Both star John Lurie & Rockets RedglareDir. Jim JarmuschComedy & Drama

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004·1h 37m·★ 7.0·Jim Jarmusch

Both star Roberto Benigni & Tom WaitsDir. Jim JarmuschComedy & Drama

The Shawshank Redemption

1994·2h 22m·★ 9.3·Frank Darabont

Themes: prison escape, prisonDrama & Crime

Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

TMDB recommendsDP: Robby Müller

Animal Factory

2000·1h 34m·★ 6.6·Steve Buscemi

Fans also likedStarring Rockets RedglareCrime & Drama

Some Like It Hot

1959·2h 3m·★ 8.2·Billy Wilder

TMDB recommendsComedy & Crime

Roman Holiday

1953·1h 59m·★ 8.0·William Wyler

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944·1h 58m·★ 7.9·Frank Capra

TMDB recommendsComedy & Crime

Pandora's Box

1929·2h 21m·★ 7.7·G.W. Pabst

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Mifune

1999·1h 38m·★ 7.1·Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Night on Earth

1991·2h 9m·★ 7.6·Jim Jarmusch

Starring Roberto BenigniDir. Jim JarmuschComedy & Drama

Madea Goes to Jail

2009·1h 42m·★ 4.7·Tyler Perry

Fans also likedComedy & Crime & Drama

Father Mother Sister Brother

2025·1h 50m·★ 6.5·Jim Jarmusch

Starring Tom WaitsDir. Jim JarmuschComedy & Drama

How Good Is Down by Law?

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