Movies Like Philips and the Monkey Pen

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

Kummatty

1979·1h 30m·★ 7.3·Govindan Aravindan

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American History X

1998·1h 59m·★ 8.5·Tony Kaye

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Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

1987·3h 50m·★ 8.4·Kevin Sullivan

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Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

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Kaalapani

1996·2h 58m·★ 8.5·Priyadarshan

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Yesterday

2004·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Darrell James Roodt

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Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980·1h 43m·★ 7.5·Jack Gold

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1969·1h 56m·★ 7.6·Ronald Neame

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Flicka

2006·1h 35m·★ 6.0·Michael Mayer

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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

2013·1h 45m·★ 7.0·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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A Second Chance: Rivals!

2019·1h 29m·★ 4.9·Clay Glen

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2:37

2006·1h 31m·★ 6.7·Murali K. Thalluri

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Departure

2016·1h 49m·★ 6.7·Andrew Steggall

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2000·1h 27m·★ 5.9·Joyce Chopra

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The Stray

2017·1h 32m·★ 5.5·Mitch Davis

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Harriet the Spy

1996·1h 41m·★ 6.0·Bronwen Hughes

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A Second Chance

2011·1h 30m·★ 4.8·Clay Glen

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How Good Is Philips and the Monkey Pen?

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