Movies Like Sergeant Rutledge

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

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936·1h 33m·★ 7.2·John Ford

2 shared crewDir. John FordDP: Bert Glennon

The Hurricane

1937·1h 44m·★ 7.1·John Ford

2 shared crewDir. John FordDP: Bert Glennon

The Searchers

1956·1h 59m·★ 7.8·John Ford

Themes: western, racismDir. John FordStarring Jeffrey Hunter

The Last Viking

2025·1h 56m·★ 7.2·Anders Thomas Jensen

Themes: drama, crimeCrime & Drama

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023·3h 26m·★ 7.5·Martin Scorsese

Themes: western, racismCrime & Drama

Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Boys Don't Cry

1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Absolute Power

1997·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Clint Eastwood

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Unforgiven

1960·2h 5m·★ 6.5·John Huston

TMDB recommendsWestern & Drama

Appaloosa

2008·1h 55m·★ 6.7·Ed Harris

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Hannie Caulder

1971·1h 25m·★ 6.4·Burt Kennedy

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The Last Manhunt

2022·1h 43m·★ 4.5·Christian Camargo

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American History X

1998·1h 59m·★ 8.5·Tony Kaye

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To Kill a Mockingbird

1962·2h 9m·★ 8.2·Robert Mulligan

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Talk to Her

2002·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Pedro Almodóvar

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A Streetcar Named Desire

1951·2h 5m·★ 7.9·Elia Kazan

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Volver

2006·2h 1m·★ 7.6·Pedro Almodóvar

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The Experiment

2001·2h·★ 7.7·Oliver Hirschbiegel

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Frenzy

1972·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Alfred Hitchcock

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2007·2h 40m·★ 7.5·Andrew Dominik

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How Good Is Sergeant Rutledge?

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