Movies Like On the Waterfront

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

Baby Doll

1956·1h 54m·★ 7.3·Elia Kazan

2 shared crewDir. Elia KazanDP: Boris Kaufman

Splendor in the Grass

1961·2h 4m·★ 7.7·Elia Kazan

2 shared crewDir. Elia KazanDP: Boris Kaufman

Cop Land

1997·1h 44m·★ 7.0·James Mangold

Themes: new jersey, corruptionFans also likedCrime & Drama

Out for Justice

1991·1h 31m·★ 6.1·John Flynn

Themes: mafia, corruptionFans also likedCrime & Drama

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951·2h 5m·★ 7.9·Elia Kazan

Both star Marlon Brando & Karl MaldenDir. Elia Kazan

The Killing

1956·1h 25m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: black and white, corruptionFans also liked

The Fugitive Kind

1960·1h 59m·★ 7.0·Sidney Lumet

DP: Boris KaufmanStarring Marlon BrandoRomance & Drama

Scarface

1983·2h 50m·★ 8.3·Brian De Palma

Themes: mafia, corruptionCrime & Drama

Pierrot le Fou

1965·1h 50m·★ 7.4·Jean-Luc Godard

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance & Crime

Dead Again

1991·1h 47m·★ 6.8·Kenneth Branagh

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime & Romance

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

From Here to Eternity

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·Fred Zinnemann

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

The Defiant Ones

1958·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kramer

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Salton Sea

2002·1h 43m·★ 7.0·D.J. Caruso

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

12 Angry Men

1957·1h 37m·★ 9.0·Sidney Lumet

DP: Boris KaufmanStarring Lee J. Cobb

Wild River

1960·1h 50m·★ 7.5·Elia Kazan

Starring James WesterfieldDir. Elia KazanDrama & Romance

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013·3h·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

L.A. Confidential

1997·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Curtis Hanson

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

Miller's Crossing

1990·1h 55m·★ 7.7·Joel Coen

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

Repulsion

1965·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

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