Movies Like Sal

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

Child of God

2014·1h 44m·★ 5.4·James Franco

3 shared cast incl. James Franco & Jim Parrack2 shared crewDir. James Franco

The Broken Tower

2012·1h 51m·★ 4.8·James Franco

3 shared cast incl. James Franco & Stacey Miller2 shared crewDir. James Franco

As I Lay Dying

2013·1h 50m·★ 5.3·James Franco

2 shared crewBoth star James Franco & Jim ParrackDir. James Franco

The Feast of Stephen

2009·5m·★ 5.9·James Franco

2 shared crewDir. James FrancoDP: Christina Alexandra Voros

Good Time Max

2008·1h 19m·★ 5.9·James Franco

3 shared cast incl. James Franco & Stacey MillerDir. James Franco

The Ape

2005·1h 30m·★ 4.3·James Franco

3 shared cast incl. James Franco & Stacey MillerDir. James Franco

Zeroville

2019·1h 36m·★ 4.6·James Franco

Both star James Franco & Vince JolivetteDir. James Franco

C.R.A.Z.Y.

2005·2h 6m·★ 7.8·Jean-Marc Vallée

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Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942·2h 6m·★ 7.6·Michael Curtiz

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Gods and Monsters

1998·1h 45m·★ 7.3·Bill Condon

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The Madness of King George

1994·1h 47m·★ 7.2·Nicholas Hytner

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The World According to Garp

1982·2h 16m·★ 7.1·George Roy Hill

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Public Enemies

2009·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Michael Mann

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The Third One

2014·1h 12m·★ 5.9·Rodrigo Guerrero

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Wilde

1997·1h 58m·★ 6.9·Brian Gilbert

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The Eyes of Tammy Faye

2021·2h 6m·★ 6.6·Michael Showalter

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Hilde

2009·2h 17m·★ 6.7·Kai Wessel

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The Institute

2017·1h 38m·★ 4.2·Pamela Romanowsky

Both star James Franco & Val Lauren

Clément, Alex, and Everyone Else

2019·1h 15m·★ 5.3·Kuo Cheng-chui

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Saturday Night

2010·1h 30m·★ 7.1·James Franco

Starring James FrancoDir. James Franco

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