Movies Like Merry-Go-Round

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

The Phantom of the Opera

1925·1h 47m·★ 7.5·Rupert Julian

Both star Norman Kerry & Mary PhilbinDir. Rupert Julian

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004·1h 48m·★ 8.3·Michel Gondry

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Before Sunrise

1995·1h 41m·★ 8.1·Richard Linklater

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Manhattan

1979·1h 36m·★ 7.8·Woody Allen

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Annie Hall

1977·1h 33m·★ 7.9·Woody Allen

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Sabrina

1954·1h 53m·★ 7.6·Billy Wilder

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Match Point

2005·2h 4m·★ 7.6·Woody Allen

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Joyland

2022·2h 7m·★ 7.6·Saim Sadiq

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Ghost

1990·2h 7m·★ 7.1·Jerry Zucker

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Haymaker

2021·1h 23m·★ 4.1·Nick Sasso

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Rebecca

1940·2h 10m·★ 8.0·Alfred Hitchcock

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Ben-Hur

1959·3h 32m·★ 8.1·William Wyler

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East of Eden

1955·1h 55m·★ 7.8·Elia Kazan

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Three Colors: White

1994·1h 32m·★ 7.6·Krzysztof Kieślowski

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Boys Don't Cry

1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

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The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005·2h·★ 7.5·Brent Shields

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The Secret: Dare to Dream

2020·1h 47m·★ 6.6·Andy Tennant

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Persuasion

2007·1h 33m·★ 7.4·Adrian Shergold

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Faces

1968·2h 10m·★ 7.4·John Cassavetes

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Die Deutschmeister

1955·1h 46m·★ 6.0·Ernst Marischka

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How Good Is Merry-Go-Round?

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