Movies Like Let Joy Reign Supreme

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

The Judge and the Assassin

1976·2h 8m·★ 7.3·Bertrand Tavernier

3 shared cast incl. Philippe Noiret & Jean-Roger Caussimon2 shared crewDir. Bertrand Tavernier

Coup de Torchon

1981·2h 8m·★ 7.3·Bertrand Tavernier

3 shared cast incl. Philippe Noiret & Jean-Pierre Marielle2 shared crewDir. Bertrand Tavernier

The Watchmaker of St. Paul

1974·1h 45m·★ 7.1·Bertrand Tavernier

2 shared crewBoth star Philippe Noiret & Jean RochefortDir. Bertrand Tavernier

A Week's Vacation

1980·1h 44m·★ 6.7·Bertrand Tavernier

2 shared crewDir. Bertrand TavernierDP: Pierre-William Glenn

Death Watch

1980·2h 11m·★ 6.5·Bertrand Tavernier

2 shared crewDir. Bertrand TavernierDP: Pierre-William Glenn

'Round Midnight

1986·2h 11m·★ 7.4·Bertrand Tavernier

Both star Christine Pascal & Philippe NoiretDir. Bertrand Tavernier

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007·1h 56m·★ 7.3·Tim Burton

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Grand Illusion

1937·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Jean Renoir

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The Cardinal

1963·3h 5m·★ 6.8·Otto Preminger

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The Color Purple

1985·2h 34m·★ 7.7·Steven Spielberg

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Birdman of Alcatraz

1962·2h 27m·★ 7.8·John Frankenheimer

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The Baby of Mâcon

1993·2h 2m·★ 6.9·Peter Greenaway

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Emperor

2020·1h 39m·★ 6.0·Mark Amin

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Life and Nothing But

1989·2h 15m·★ 7.5·Bertrand Tavernier

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The Scarlet and the Black

1983·2h 23m·★ 7.5·Jerry London

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Free State of Jones

2016·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Gary Ross

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Uprising

2001·2h 57m·★ 7.2·Jon Avnet

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The 25th Hour

1967·2h 1m·★ 7.4·Henri Verneuil

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Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

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The Devils

1971·1h 52m·★ 7.7·Ken Russell

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How Good Is Let Joy Reign Supreme?

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