Movies Like Heart of a Lion

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

Lapland Odyssey

2010·1h 35m·★ 6.8·Dome Karukoski

4 shared cast incl. Jussi Vatanen & Jasper PääkkönenDir. Dome Karukoski

The Green Mile

1999·3h 9m·★ 8.6·Frank Darabont

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M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

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The Tenant

1976·2h 6m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

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Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

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The Believer

2001·1h 38m·★ 7.1·Henry Bean

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The Good Son

1993·1h 27m·★ 6.4·Joseph Ruben

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Backdraft

1991·2h 17m·★ 6.7·Ron Howard

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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986·1h 23m·★ 7.0·John McNaughton

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Dog Nail Clipper

2004·1h 45m·★ 6.8·Markku Pölönen

Both star Peter Franzén & Timo Lavikainen

I Care a Lot

2021·1h 59m·★ 6.4·J Blakeson

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The Last House on the Left

2009·1h 53m·★ 6.5·Dennis Iliadis

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Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995·1h 56m·★ 6.7·Gary Fleder

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Hellsinki

2009·2h 16m·★ 6.7·Aleksi Mäkelä

Both star Peter Franzén & Jasper Pääkkönen

Pacific Heights

1990·1h 42m·★ 6.4·John Schlesinger

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Visitor Q

2001·1h 24m·★ 6.5·Takashi Miike

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Afternoon

2007·1h 35m·★ 6.4·Angela Schanelec

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Willard

2003·1h 40m·★ 6.1·Glen Morgan

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The Clearing

2004·1h 35m·★ 5.8·Pieter Jan Brugge

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Sliver

1993·1h 47m·★ 5.1·Phillip Noyce

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How Good Is Heart of a Lion?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.