Movies Like People I Know

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

The Edge of Heaven

2007·2h 2m·★ 7.7·Fatih Akin

Themes: release from prison, women's prisonTMDB recommends

From Hell

2001·2h 2m·★ 6.7·Albert Hughes

TMDB recommendsDP: Peter Deming

Lockdown

2000·1h 45m·★ 6.2·John Luessenhop

Fans also likedStarring Bill NunnDrama & Thriller

Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

City Hall

1996·1h 51m·★ 6.2·Harold Becker

Both star Al Pacino & Richard SchiffDrama & Thriller

The Panic in Needle Park

1971·1h 50m·★ 7.1·Jerry Schatzberg

Fans also likedStarring Al Pacino

Trainspotting

1996·1h 34m·★ 8.1·Danny Boyle

TMDB recommends

Requiem for a Dream

2000·1h 42m·★ 8.3·Darren Aronofsky

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El Inca

2016·1h 40m·★ 6.6·Ignacio Castillo Cottin

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Minority Report

2002·2h 25m·★ 7.6·Steven Spielberg

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Traffic

2000·2h 27m·★ 7.5·Steven Soderbergh

Fans also likedThriller & Drama

Easy Rider

1969·1h 35m·★ 7.2·Dennis Hopper

TMDB recommends

Pusher

1996·1h 50m·★ 7.3·Nicolas Winding Refn

TMDB recommends

Death Proof

2007·1h 53m·★ 7.0·Quentin Tarantino

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Belle Époque

1992·1h 49m·★ 7.1·Fernando Trueba

TMDB recommends

The Crush

1993·1h 29m·★ 5.9·Alan Shapiro

Fans also likedThriller & Drama

Nowhere to Run

1993·1h 34m·★ 5.7·Robert Harmon

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

TransSiberian

2008·1h 51m·★ 6.6·Brad Anderson

TMDB recommends

Brokedown Palace

1999·1h 40m·★ 6.4·Jonathan Kaplan

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

Braven

2018·1h 34m·★ 5.9·Lin Oeding

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How Good Is People I Know?

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