Movies Like Hands Over the City

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

Salvatore Giuliano

1962·1h 59m·★ 7.3·Francesco Rosi

2 shared crewDir. Francesco RosiDP: Gianni Di Venanzo

The Challenge

1958·1h 27m·★ 6.8·Francesco Rosi

2 shared crewDir. Francesco RosiDP: Gianni Di Venanzo

The Swindlers

1959·1h 51m·★ 6.7·Francesco Rosi

2 shared crewDir. Francesco RosiDP: Gianni Di Venanzo

Waking the Dead

2000·1h 45m·★ 6.4·Keith Gordon

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On the Waterfront

1954·1h 48m·★ 8.1·Elia Kazan

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Time of Indifference

1964·1h 26m·★ 6.7·Francesco Maselli

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Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

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Requiem for a Dream

2000·1h 42m·★ 8.3·Darren Aronofsky

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Ben-Hur

1959·3h 32m·★ 8.1·William Wyler

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All the President's Men

1976·2h 18m·★ 7.9·Alan J. Pakula

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JFK

1991·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

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The Manchurian Candidate

1962·2h 6m·★ 7.9·John Frankenheimer

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Frost/Nixon

2008·2h 2m·★ 7.6·Ron Howard

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Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

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Law of Desire

1987·1h 42m·★ 7.1·Pedro Almodóvar

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The Unloved Woman

1949·1h 26m·★ 7.3·Emilio Fernández

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The Natural

1984·2h 17m·★ 7.4·Barry Levinson

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Backdraft

1991·2h 17m·★ 6.7·Ron Howard

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The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Niels Mueller

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Lady Chatterley

2006·2h 47m·★ 6.7·Pascale Ferran

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How Good Is Hands Over the City?

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