Movies Like Morning Departure

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

Dunkirk

1958·2h 14m·★ 7.1·Leslie Norman

3 shared cast incl. John Mills & Richard Attenborough

Lifeboat

1944·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Alfred Hitchcock

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The Cruel Sea

1953·2h 6m·★ 7.4·Charles Frend

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We Dive at Dawn

1943·1h 38m·★ 6.7·Anthony Asquith

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The Rocking Horse Winner

1949·1h 31m·★ 7.2·Anthony Pelissier

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In Which We Serve

1942·1h 55m·★ 7.2·Noël Coward

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Saving Private Ryan

1998·2h 49m·★ 8.6·Steven Spielberg

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Judgment at Nuremberg

1961·3h 11m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kramer

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Chinatown

1974·2h 10m·★ 8.1·Roman Polanski

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Heat

1995·2h 50m·★ 8.3·Michael Mann

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

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The Best Years of Our Lives

1946·2h 51m·★ 8.1·William Wyler

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Ashes and Diamonds

1958·1h 43m·★ 7.7·Andrzej Wajda

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Closely Watched Trains

1966·1h 33m·★ 7.6·Jiří Menzel

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Seven Years in Tibet

1997·2h 16m·★ 7.1·Jean-Jacques Annaud

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The China Syndrome

1979·2h 2m·★ 7.4·James Bridges

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The Swimming Pool

1969·2h 3m·★ 7.1·Jacques Deray

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Antonia's Line

1995·1h 42m·★ 7.4·Marleen Gorris

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Cottage to Let

1941·1h 30m·★ 6.7·Anthony Asquith

Both star John Mills & George Cole

The Great Love

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How Good Is Morning Departure?

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