Movies Like Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

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

The Decameron

1971·1h 51m·★ 7.0·Pier Paolo Pasolini

2 shared crewDir. Pier Paolo PasoliniDP: Tonino Delli Colli

What Are the Clouds?

1968·20m·★ 7.6·Pier Paolo Pasolini

2 shared crewDir. Pier Paolo PasoliniDP: Tonino Delli Colli

Mamma Roma

1962·1h 50m·★ 7.7·Pier Paolo Pasolini

2 shared crewDir. Pier Paolo PasoliniDP: Tonino Delli Colli

Accattone

1961·1h 57m·★ 7.6·Pier Paolo Pasolini

2 shared crewDir. Pier Paolo PasoliniDP: Tonino Delli Colli

The Gospel According to St. Matthew

1965·2h 17m·★ 7.6·Pier Paolo Pasolini

2 shared crewDir. Pier Paolo PasoliniDP: Tonino Delli Colli

Pigsty

1969·1h 39m·★ 6.6·Pier Paolo Pasolini

2 shared crewDir. Pier Paolo PasoliniDP: Tonino Delli Colli

The Canterbury Tales

1972·1h 51m·★ 6.3·Pier Paolo Pasolini

2 shared crewDir. Pier Paolo PasoliniDP: Tonino Delli Colli

The Devils

1971·1h 52m·★ 7.7·Ken Russell

4 shared themes: banned film, bold, christianity...Fans also likedDrama & Horror

The Girl Next Door

2007·1h 31m·★ 6.4·Gregory Wilson

Themes: abuse, evil, tortureFans also likedDrama & Horror

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

Themes: catholicism, sexual abuseTMDB recommends

To Take A Wife

2004·1h 37m·★ 7.1·Ronit Elkabetz

Themes: conflict, rage and hateTMDB recommends

Life Is Beautiful

1997·1h 56m·★ 8.6·Roberto Benigni

Themes: fascism, nazi, world war iiDP: Tonino Delli Colli

Conspiracy

2001·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Frank Pierson

Themes: nazi, 1940s, world war iiFans also liked

The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)

2011·1h 31m·★ 3.8·Tom Six

4 shared themes: coprophagia, banned film, sadism...Drama & Horror

Once Upon a Time in America

1984·3h 49m·★ 8.3·Sergio Leone

Themes: sexual abuse, tortureDP: Tonino Delli Colli

The Woman

2011·1h 42m·★ 6.0·Lucky McKee

Themes: sadism, tortureFans also likedDrama & Horror

American History X

1998·1h 59m·★ 8.5·Tony Kaye

Themes: nazism, fascism, nazi

A Serbian Film

2010·1h 44m·★ 4.9·Srđan Spasojević

5 shared themes: banned film, sexual abuse, evil...

Schindler's List

1993·3h 15m·★ 9.0·Steven Spielberg

Themes: evil, nazi, world war ii

Where Hands Touch

2018·2h 2m·★ 6.6·Amma Asante

Themes: nazi, 1940sFans also liked

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