Movies Like House of Cards

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

The Way of the Dragon

1972·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Bruce Lee

Themes: colosseum, rome, italy

Rififi

1955·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Jules Dassin

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Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Bicycle Thieves

1948·1h 29m·★ 8.2·Vittorio De Sica

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Rome, Open City

1945·1h 44m·★ 8.0·Roberto Rossellini

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Roman Holiday

1953·1h 59m·★ 8.0·William Wyler

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Umberto D.

1952·1h 31m·★ 8.1·Vittorio De Sica

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Breathless

1960·1h 30m·★ 7.6·Jean-Luc Godard

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The Rules of the Game

1939·1h 50m·★ 7.9·Jean Renoir

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Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

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The Science of Sleep

2006·1h 46m·★ 7.2·Michel Gondry

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Mission: Impossible

1996·1h 51m·★ 7.2·Brian De Palma

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Finding Your Feet

2017·1h 51m·★ 6.8·Richard Loncraine

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As Above, So Below

2014·1h 33m·★ 6.3·John Erick Dowdle

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The Great Love

1942·1h 40m·★ 6.2·Rolf Hansen

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Damage

2009·1h 42m·★ 5.7·Jeff F. King

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The Lords of Discipline

1983·1h 42m·★ 6.6·Franc Roddam

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Greta

2019·1h 38m·★ 6.1·Neil Jordan

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Lou

2022·1h 47m·★ 6.1·Anna Foerster

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Paradise Found

2003·1h 29m·★ 5.7·Mario Andreacchio

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How Good Is House of Cards?

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