Movies Like October Sky

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

The Iron Giant

1999·1h 26m·★ 8.1·Brad Bird

Themes: small town, 1950sFans also liked

The Ron Clark Story

2006·1h 30m·★ 7.6·Randa Haines

Themes: teacher, biographyFans also liked

Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

TMDB recommendsStarring Jake Gyllenhaal

The White Dawn

1974·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Philip Kaufman

TMDB recommendsHistory & Drama

303 Squadron

2018·1h 35m·★ 5.5·Denis Delić

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

Themes: teacher, 1950s

Weapons

2025·2h 9m·★ 7.4·Zach Cregger

Themes: teacher, small town

Let Us Prey

2014·1h 32m·★ 5.8·Brian O'Malley

Themes: teacher, small town

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008·1h 34m·★ 7.7·Mark Herman

Fans also likedDrama & History

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

TMDB recommends

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommends

Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommends

Richard Jewell

2019·2h 11m·★ 7.5·Clint Eastwood

Fans also likedDrama & History

A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

TMDB recommends

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

TMDB recommends

First Man

2018·2h 21m·★ 7.3·Damien Chazelle

Fans also likedHistory & Drama

Steve Jobs

2015·2h 2m·★ 7.2·Danny Boyle

Fans also likedDrama & History

Demolition

2016·1h 41m·★ 7.0·Jean-Marc Vallée

Both star Jake Gyllenhaal & Chris Cooper

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007·2h 19m·★ 6.4·Mike Newell

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Radioactive

2020·1h 51m·★ 6.3·Marjane Satrapi

Fans also likedDrama & History

How Good Is October Sky?

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

Where to Watch October Sky

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