Movies Like Reason, Debate and a Story

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

A River Called Titas

1973·2h 39m·★ 7.2·Ritwik Ghatak

2 shared crewDir. Ritwik GhatakDP: Baby Islam

The Cloud-Capped Star

1960·2h 7m·★ 7.8·Ritwik Ghatak

Both star Bijon Bhattacharya & Ranen Ray ChoudhuryDir. Ritwik Ghatak

The Golden Thread

1965·2h 3m·★ 7.4·Ritwik Ghatak

Both star Satindra Bhattacharya & Bijon BhattacharyaDir. Ritwik Ghatak

Bicycle Thieves

1948·1h 29m·★ 8.2·Vittorio De Sica

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The Best of Youth

2003·6h 7m·★ 8.4·Marco Tullio Giordana

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Farewell My Concubine

1993·2h 51m·★ 8.1·Chen Kaige

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American Gangster

2007·2h 37m·★ 7.8·Ridley Scott

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Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

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The Trial

1962·1h 59m·★ 7.6·Orson Welles

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Takva: A Man's Fear of God

2006·1h 36m·★ 7.4·Özer Kızıltan

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Diary of a Chambermaid

1964·1h 37m·★ 7.3·Luis Buñuel

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Dark Horse

2005·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Dagur Kári

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My Beautiful Laundrette

1985·1h 38m·★ 6.8·Stephen Frears

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Madonnas

2007·2h 5m·★ 6.4·Maria Speth

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Moon Child

2003·2h·★ 6.2·Takahisa Zeze

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Ajantrik

1958·1h 42m·★ 7.5·Ritwik Ghatak

Starring Satindra BhattacharyaDir. Ritwik Ghatak

How Good Is Reason, Debate and a Story?

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