Movies Like Insiang

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

Manila in the Claws of Light

1975·2h 7m·★ 7.8·Lino Brocka

3 shared cast incl. Hilda Koronel & Joe JardiThemes: slum, manila philippinesDir. Lino Brocka

Cain and Abel

1982·1h 51m·★ 7.1·Lino Brocka

2 shared crewBoth star Mona Lisa & Ruel VernalDir. Lino Brocka

This Is My Country

1984·1h 48m·★ 7.1·Lino Brocka

2 shared crewDir. Lino BrockaDP: Conrado Baltazar

Bona

1984·1h 26m·★ 7.3·Lino Brocka

2 shared crewDir. Lino BrockaDP: Conrado Baltazar

Diary of a Mad Housewife

1970·1h 35m·★ 7.0·Frank Perry

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1967·1h 46m·★ 8.0·Mike Nichols

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2009·1h 45m·★ 6.5·Brillante Ma Mendoza

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2002·1h 50m·★ 6.6·Roger Avary

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1976·1h 38m·★ 6.2·Donald Wrye

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1998·1h 59m·★ 8.5·Tony Kaye

Themes: prison, rape

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1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

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1952·1h 31m·★ 8.1·Vittorio De Sica

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Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

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1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

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1989·2h·★ 7.9·Spike Lee

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1955·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Jules Dassin

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1974·1h 33m·★ 8.0·Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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2000·2h 34m·★ 8.0·Alejandro González Iñárritu

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2002·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Pedro Almodóvar

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1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

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How Good Is Insiang?

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