Movies Like Sherlock Jr.

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

Seven Chances

1925·56m·★ 7.8·Buster Keaton

2 shared crewBoth star Buster Keaton & Erwin ConnellyDir. Buster Keaton

The Navigator

1924·1h 5m·★ 7.5·Buster Keaton

Themes: slapstick comedy, silent film, black and whiteBoth star Buster Keaton & Kathryn McGuireDir. Buster Keaton

The High Sign

1921·21m·★ 7.6·Buster Keaton

Themes: slapstick comedy, silent filmDir. Buster KeatonStarring Buster Keaton

The General

1926·1h 19m·★ 8.1·Clyde Bruckman

Both star Buster Keaton & Joe KeatonThemes: silent film, black and whiteAction & Comedy

Platoon

1986·2h·★ 8.1·Oliver Stone

Themes: false accusations, suspenseful, jungle

Our Hospitality

1923·1h 13m·★ 7.7·John G. Blystone

3 shared cast incl. Buster Keaton & Joe Keaton

The Iron Mule

1925·24m·★ 5.8·Roscoe Arbuckle

3 shared cast incl. Buster Keaton & George Davis

Go West

1925·1h 8m·★ 7.1·Buster Keaton

Both star Buster Keaton & Joe KeatonDir. Buster Keaton

Day Dreams

1922·25m·★ 6.9·Buster Keaton

Both star Buster Keaton & Joe KeatonDir. Buster Keaton

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984·1h 31m·★ 7.4·Wes Craven

Themes: booby trap, suspenseful

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1928·1h 10m·★ 7.8·Charles Reisner

Themes: silent film, black and whiteStarring Buster Keaton

Anaconda

1997·1h 30m·★ 5.0·Luis Llosa

Themes: suspenseful, jungle

Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

Themes: suspenseful, black and white

Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

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The Great Dictator

1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

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2001: A Space Odyssey

1968·2h 29m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

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Some Like It Hot

1959·2h 3m·★ 8.2·Billy Wilder

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964·1h 35m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

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Roman Holiday

1953·1h 59m·★ 8.0·William Wyler

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Diabolique

1955·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Henri-Georges Clouzot

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How Good Is Sherlock Jr.?

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