Movies Like Dying to Belong

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

A Friend to Die For

1994·1h 32m·★ 6.1·William A. Graham

2 shared crewDir. William A. GrahamDP: Robert Steadman

The Man Who Captured Eichmann

1996·1h 36m·★ 6.5·William A. Graham

2 shared crewDir. William A. GrahamDP: Robert Steadman

Sleeping with the Devil

1997·1h 36m·★ 5.7·William A. Graham

2 shared crewDir. William A. GrahamDP: Robert Steadman

Return to the Blue Lagoon

1991·1h 38m·★ 5.2·William A. Graham

2 shared crewDir. William A. GrahamDP: Robert Steadman

Calendar Girl Murders

1984·1h 35m·★ 4.8·William A. Graham

2 shared crewDir. William A. GrahamDP: Robert Steadman

The White Sound

2001·1h 47m·★ 7.0·Hans Weingartner

Themes: roommates, universityTMDB recommends

Pitch Perfect

2012·1h 52m·★ 7.1·Jason Moore

Themes: roommates, university, college

Boys and Girls

2000·1h 34m·★ 5.4·Robert Iscove

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Insomnia

2002·1h 58m·★ 7.2·Christopher Nolan

TMDB recommendsStarring Hilary Swank

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Niels Mueller

TMDB recommendsStarring Tracy Middendorf

Saltburn

2023·2h 11m·★ 7.0·Emerald Fennell

Themes: university, college

Scream 2

1997·2h·★ 6.4·Wes Craven

Themes: university, college

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

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Forbidden Games

1952·1h 27m·★ 8.0·René Clément

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Hotel Rwanda

2004·2h 2m·★ 8.1·Terry George

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JFK

1991·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

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The Edukators

2004·2h 7m·★ 7.4·Hans Weingartner

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Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

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The Baby of Mâcon

1993·2h 2m·★ 6.9·Peter Greenaway

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Antonia's Line

1995·1h 42m·★ 7.4·Marleen Gorris

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How Good Is Dying to Belong?

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