Movies Like Home Before Dark

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

Shutter Island

2010·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

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Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

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The Trial

1962·1h 59m·★ 7.6·Orson Welles

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From Here to Eternity

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·Fred Zinnemann

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Rouben Mamoulian

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Wuthering Heights

1939·1h 44m·★ 7.5·William Wyler

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Runaway Jury

2003·2h 7m·★ 7.1·Gary Fleder

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Lord Jim

1965·2h 34m·★ 6.7·Richard Brooks

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The World According to Garp

1982·2h 16m·★ 7.1·George Roy Hill

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The Eagle Has Landed

1976·2h 15m·★ 6.9·John Sturges

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Valley of the Dolls

1967·2h 3m·★ 6.1·Mark Robson

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B. Monkey

1999·1h 34m·★ 5.9·Michael Radford

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A Story of the Forest: Mavka

1980·1h 23m·★ 6.7·Yurii Illienko

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The Hotel New Hampshire

1984·1h 50m·★ 5.8·Tony Richardson

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The River Why

2010·1h 41m·★ 5.5·Matthew Leutwyler

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How Good Is Home Before Dark?

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