Movies Like Middle of Nowhere

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

Georgia Rule

2007·1h 53m·★ 5.9·Garry Marshall

Themes: dysfunctional family, summerFans also likedDrama & Comedy

Stolen Kisses

1968·1h 30m·★ 7.5·François Truffaut

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Italian for Beginners

2000·1h 58m·★ 7.0·Lone Scherfig

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Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Gladiator

2000·2h 35m·★ 8.5·Ridley Scott

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Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

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Brokeback Mountain

2005·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Ang Lee

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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

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

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Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

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The Big Blue

1988·2h 48m·★ 7.5·Luc Besson

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Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

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Wildflower

2023·1h 45m·★ 6.8·Matt Smukler

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Big Time Adolescence

2020·1h 31m·★ 6.9·Jason Orley

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The Simpsons Movie

2007·1h 27m·★ 7.3·David Silverman

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The Wanderers

1979·1h 57m·★ 7.3·Philip Kaufman

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Looks That Kill

2020·1h 32m·★ 6.3·Kellen Moore

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Parenthood

1989·2h 4m·★ 7.1·Ron Howard

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The Snapper

1993·1h 35m·★ 7.2·Stephen Frears

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The Wackness

2008·1h 39m·★ 6.9·Jonathan Levine

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Almost Friends

2017·1h 45m·★ 5.8·Jake Goldberger

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How Good Is Middle of Nowhere?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.