Movies Like Portrait in Black

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

The Lady Gambles

1949·1h 39m·★ 6.6·Michael Gordon

2 shared crewDir. Michael GordonDP: Russell Metty

Texas Across the River

1966·1h 41m·★ 6.2·Michael Gordon

2 shared crewDir. Michael GordonDP: Russell Metty

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981·2h 2m·★ 6.6·Bob Rafelson

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China Moon

1994·1h 39m·★ 6.3·John Bailey

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Imitation of Life

1959·2h 5m·★ 7.8·Douglas Sirk

Both star Lana Turner & Sandra DeeDP: Russell Metty

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Tay Garnett

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The Usual Suspects

1995·1h 46m·★ 8.5·Bryan Singer

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Blade Runner

1982·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Ridley Scott

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Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

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This Man Must Die

1969·1h 53m·★ 7.6·Claude Chabrol

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The Village

2004·1h 48m·★ 6.6·M. Night Shyamalan

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Young Adam

2003·1h 33m·★ 6.3·David Mackenzie

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The Dark Knight

2008·2h 32m·★ 9.1·Christopher Nolan

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Pulp Fiction

1994·2h 34m·★ 8.8·Quentin Tarantino

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Taxi Driver

1976·1h 54m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

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Rope

1948·1h 21m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

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Sin City

2005·2h 4m·★ 8.0·Robert Rodriguez

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Volver

2006·2h 1m·★ 7.6·Pedro Almodóvar

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The Country Girl

1954·1h 44m·★ 7.2·George Seaton

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Phoenix

2014·1h 38m·★ 7.3·Christian Petzold

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