Movies Like Heading South

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

The Class

2008·2h 8m·★ 7.5·Laurent Cantet

2 shared crewDir. Laurent CantetDP: Pierre Milon

Time Out

2001·2h 14m·★ 7.3·Laurent Cantet

2 shared crewDir. Laurent CantetDP: Pierre Milon

Arthur Rambo

2022·1h 27m·★ 6.1·Laurent Cantet

2 shared crewDir. Laurent CantetDP: Pierre Milon

Summer Games

1995·28m·★ 6.7·Laurent Cantet

2 shared crewDir. Laurent CantetDP: Pierre Milon

The Workshop

2017·1h 54m·★ 6.5·Laurent Cantet

2 shared crewDir. Laurent CantetDP: Pierre Milon

Foxfire

2013·2h 3m·★ 6.1·Laurent Cantet

2 shared crewDir. Laurent CantetDP: Pierre Milon

Ossessione

1944·2h 20m·★ 7.5·Luchino Visconti

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Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

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Knocked Up

2007·2h 9m·★ 6.9·Judd Apatow

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A Midsummer Night's Rave

2002·1h 25m·★ 5.1·Gil Cates Jr.

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Another 9 1/2 Weeks

1997·1h 45m·★ 3.0·Anne Goursaud

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Midnight Cowboy

1969·1h 53m·★ 7.8·John Schlesinger

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Hôtel du Nord

1938·1h 37m·★ 7.5·Marcel Carné

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My Own Private Idaho

1991·1h 44m·★ 6.9·Gus Van Sant

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The Unloved Woman

1949·1h 26m·★ 7.3·Emilio Fernández

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Chopper

2000·1h 34m·★ 7.1·Andrew Dominik

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L.I.E.

2001·1h 37m·★ 7.1·Michael Cuesta

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Mélo

1986·1h 52m·★ 7.1·Alain Resnais

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The Crucible

1996·2h 3m·★ 6.8·Nicholas Hytner

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Désirée

1954·1h 50m·★ 6.3·Henry Koster

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How Good Is Heading South?

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