Movies Like San Francisco

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

After the Thin Man

1936·1h 52m·★ 7.6·W.S. Van Dyke

2 shared crewDir. W.S. Van DykeDP: Oliver T. Marsh

Love on the Run

1936·1h 20m·★ 6.0·W.S. Van Dyke

2 shared crewDir. W.S. Van DykeDP: Oliver T. Marsh

Rage in Heaven

1941·1h 25m·★ 6.4·W.S. Van Dyke

2 shared crewDir. W.S. Van DykeDP: Oliver T. Marsh

Earthquake

1974·2h 3m·★ 6.0·Mark Robson

Themes: earthquake, disaster movieFans also liked

The Fifth Element

1997·2h 6m·★ 7.6·Luc Besson

Themes: opera singer, priest

The Towering Inferno

1974·2h 45m·★ 7.0·John Guillermin

Themes: disaster movie, san francisco, californiaFans also liked

From Dusk Till Dawn

1996·1h 48m·★ 7.2·Robert Rodriguez

Themes: loss of faith, priest

Possessed

1931·1h 16m·★ 6.9·Clarence Brown

DP: Oliver T. MarshStarring Clark GableDrama & Romance

The Exorcist

1973·2h 2m·★ 8.1·William Friedkin

Themes: crisis of faith, priest

Titanic

1997·3h 14m·★ 8.0·James Cameron

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942·2h 6m·★ 7.6·Michael Curtiz

TMDB recommendsDrama & Music

Dead Again

1991·1h 47m·★ 6.8·Kenneth Branagh

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

2012

2009·2h 38m·★ 5.9·Roland Emmerich

Themes: earthquake, disaster movie

Night Flight

1933·1h 24m·★ 6.1·Clarence Brown

DP: Oliver T. MarshStarring Clark Gable

I Still Believe

2020·1h 55m·★ 6.5·Andrew Erwin

Fans also likedMusic & Drama & Romance

Ruth & Boaz

2025·1h 33m·★ 6.0·Alanna Brown

Fans also likedRomance & Drama & Music

Manhattan Melodrama

1934·1h 33m·★ 7.1·W.S. Van Dyke

Starring Clark GableDir. W.S. Van DykeDrama & Romance

Tender Mercies

1983·1h 32m·★ 7.3·Bruce Beresford

Fans also likedDrama & Music & Romance

Rose Marie

1936·1h 53m·★ 6.7·W.S. Van Dyke

Starring Jeanette MacDonaldDir. W.S. Van DykeRomance & Music

A View to a Kill

1985·2h 11m·★ 6.3·John Glen

Themes: earthquake, san francisco, california

How Good Is San Francisco?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.