Movies Like Light of Day

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

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

1985·2h 1m·★ 7.9·Paul Schrader

2 shared crewDir. Paul SchraderDP: John Bailey

American Gigolo

1980·1h 57m·★ 6.3·Paul Schrader

2 shared crewDir. Paul SchraderDP: John Bailey

Cat People

1982·1h 58m·★ 6.2·Paul Schrader

2 shared crewDir. Paul SchraderDP: John Bailey

Forever Mine

1999·1h 57m·★ 5.3·Paul Schrader

2 shared crewDir. Paul SchraderDP: John Bailey

Marvin's Room

1996·1h 38m·★ 6.7·Jerry Zaks

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Straight Outta Compton

2015·2h 27m·★ 7.8·F. Gary Gray

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High Fidelity

2000·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Stephen Frears

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Sing Street

2016·1h 45m·★ 7.9·John Carney

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Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

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Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

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Almost Famous

2000·2h 4m·★ 7.9·Cameron Crowe

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Sabrina

1954·1h 53m·★ 7.6·Billy Wilder

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Ruth & Boaz

2025·1h 33m·★ 6.0·Alanna Brown

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Rudderless

2014·1h 45m·★ 7.4·William H. Macy

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Die Deutschmeister

1955·1h 46m·★ 6.0·Ernst Marischka

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Taking Off

1971·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Miloš Forman

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Sickos

2014·1h 33m·★ 6.3·Lodewijk Crijns

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Metal Lords

2022·1h 37m·★ 6.7·Peter Sollett

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The Spessart Inn

1958·1h 39m·★ 6.5·Kurt Hoffmann

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Distant Voices, Still Lives

1988·1h 24m·★ 7.4·Terence Davies

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How Good Is Light of Day?

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