Movies Like Islands in the Stream

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

Patton

1970·2h 52m·★ 7.9·Franklin J. Schaffner

2 shared crewDir. Franklin J. SchaffnerDP: Fred J. Koenekamp

Papillon

1973·2h 31m·★ 8.0·Franklin J. Schaffner

2 shared crewDir. Franklin J. SchaffnerDP: Fred J. Koenekamp

Yes, Giorgio

1982·1h 50m·★ 3.8·Franklin J. Schaffner

2 shared crewDir. Franklin J. SchaffnerDP: Fred J. Koenekamp

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008·2h 46m·★ 7.8·David Fincher

Themes: 1930s, 1940sFans also liked

Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

TMDB recommendsStarring George C. Scott

Rage

1972·1h 40m·★ 6.3·George C. Scott

DP: Fred J. KoenekampStarring George C. Scott

The Wages of Fear

1953·2h 33m·★ 8.1·Henri-Georges Clouzot

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Blade Runner

1982·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Ridley Scott

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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Sabrina

1954·1h 53m·★ 7.6·Billy Wilder

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000·2h·★ 7.9·Ang Lee

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Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

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King Kong

2005·3h 8m·★ 7.2·Peter Jackson

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About a Boy

2002·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Paul Weitz

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Love in the Time of Cholera

2007·2h 19m·★ 6.4·Mike Newell

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The White Dawn

1974·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Philip Kaufman

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The Unforgiven

1960·2h 5m·★ 6.5·John Huston

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The Prince and the Pauper

1977·1h 53m·★ 6.3·Richard Fleischer

Both star David Hemmings & George C. Scott

Mirror

1975·1h 47m·★ 7.9·Andrei Tarkovsky

Themes: 1930s, 1940s

How Good Is Islands in the Stream?

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