Movies Like Parachute Jumper

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

Baby Face

1933·1h 16m·★ 7.5·Alfred E. Green

2 shared crewThemes: mistress, pre-codeDir. Alfred E. Green

The Fabulous Dorseys

1947·1h 28m·★ 5.6·Alfred E. Green

2 shared crewDir. Alfred E. GreenDP: James Van Trees

The Green Goddess

1930·1h 13m·★ 5.4·Alfred E. Green

2 shared crewDir. Alfred E. GreenDP: James Van Trees

I Loved a Woman

1933·1h 30m·★ 6.0·Alfred E. Green

2 shared crewDir. Alfred E. GreenDP: James Van Trees

The Tarnished Angels

1957·1h 31m·★ 7.1·Douglas Sirk

Themes: parachute jumping, airplane pilot, great depressionFans also liked

Wild Boys of the Road

1933·1h 8m·★ 7.5·William A. Wellman

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Blondie Johnson

1933·1h 8m·★ 6.7·Ray Enright

TMDB recommendsThemes: pre-code, gangsterStarring Claire Dodd

The Roaring Twenties

1939·1h 44m·★ 7.9·Raoul Walsh

Themes: great depression, gangsterFans also likedStarring Frank McHugh

Blondie of the Follies

1932·1h 31m·★ 6.4·Edmund Goulding

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Union Depot

1932·1h 7m·★ 7.1·Alfred E. Green

Both star Douglas Fairbanks Jr. & Frank McHughDir. Alfred E. Green

Little Caesar

1931·1h 19m·★ 7.1·Mervyn LeRoy

Both star Douglas Fairbanks Jr. & Thomas E. JacksonThemes: pre-code, gangster

Smart Money

1931·1h 21m·★ 6.8·Alfred E. Green

Dir. Alfred E. GreenThemes: pre-code, gangster

Manhattan Melodrama

1934·1h 33m·★ 7.1·W.S. Van Dyke

Both star Leo Carrillo & Thomas E. JacksonFans also liked

The Public Enemy

1931·1h 24m·★ 7.6·William A. Wellman

Themes: pre-code, gangsterFans also liked

City Streets

1931·1h 23m·★ 7.0·Rouben Mamoulian

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Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

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Midnight Cowboy

1969·1h 53m·★ 7.8·John Schlesinger

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As Good as It Gets

1997·2h 19m·★ 7.7·James L. Brooks

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Ludwig

1973·3h 59m·★ 7.5·Luchino Visconti

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My Girl

1991·1h 43m·★ 6.9·Howard Zieff

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How Good Is Parachute Jumper?

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