Movies Like Separate Tables

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

Frost/Nixon

2008·2h 2m·★ 7.6·Ron Howard

Themes: scandal, writerTMDB recommends

Burning

2018·2h 28m·★ 7.4·Lee Chang-dong

Themes: understated, writer

The Silence

1963·1h 35m·★ 7.7·Ingmar Bergman

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

His Girl Friday

1940·1h 32m·★ 7.8·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

An Affair to Remember

1957·1h 51m·★ 7.4·Leo McCarey

Both star Deborah Kerr & Cathleen NesbittDrama & Romance

From Here to Eternity

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·Fred Zinnemann

Both star Burt Lancaster & Deborah KerrRomance & Drama

Lord Jim

1965·2h 34m·★ 6.7·Richard Brooks

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Hairspray

2007·1h 57m·★ 6.7·Adam Shankman

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

A Gathering of Eagles

1963·1h 55m·★ 6.1·Delbert Mann

Starring Rod TaylorDir. Delbert MannDrama & Romance

The Shining

1980·2h 24m·★ 8.4·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: writer, hotel

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

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Lilies

1997·1h 36m·★ 7.3·John Greyson

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The Great Gatsby

2013·2h 23m·★ 7.2·Baz Luhrmann

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A Place in the Sun

1951·2h 2m·★ 7.7·George Stevens

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Top Hat

1935·1h 39m·★ 7.7·Mark Sandrich

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The Choice

2016·1h 51m·★ 6.5·Ross Katz

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Grand Hotel

1932·1h 52m·★ 7.3·Edmund Goulding

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Far from the Madding Crowd

2015·1h 59m·★ 7.1·Thomas Vinterberg

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The Madness of King George

1994·1h 47m·★ 7.2·Nicholas Hytner

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The Lost Husband

2020·1h 49m·★ 6.1·Vicky Wight

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How Good Is Separate Tables?

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