Movies Like Some Kind of Hero

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

Doctor Detroit

1983·1h 29m·★ 5.3·Michael Pressman

2 shared crewDir. Michael PressmanDP: King Baggot

Grand Illusion

1937·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Jean Renoir

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

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Seven Years in Tibet

1997·2h 16m·★ 7.1·Jean-Jacques Annaud

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Suite Française

2015·1h 43m·★ 7.0·Saul Dibb

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Rescue Dawn

2007·2h 5m·★ 7.2·Werner Herzog

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The Murderers Are Among Us

1946·1h 21m·★ 7.4·Wolfgang Staudte

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Fat Kid Rules The World

2012·1h 39m·★ 6.4·Matthew Lillard

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Sun Dogs

2017·1h 33m·★ 6.3·Jennifer Morrison

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Slaughterhouse-Five

1972·1h 40m·★ 6.8·George Roy Hill

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Treasure

2024·1h 51m·★ 6.4·Julia von Heinz

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Hart's War

2002·2h 5m·★ 6.4·Gregory Hoblit

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House of D

2004·1h 37m·★ 6.8·David Duchovny

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Family Weekend

2013·1h 45m·★ 6.2·Benjamin Epps

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Faith of My Fathers

2005·1h 30m·★ 6.2·Peter Markle

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SubUrbia

1997·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Richard Linklater

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A Dog Year

2009·1h 20m·★ 6.0·George LaVoo

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My Own Love Song

2010·1h 40m·★ 5.8·Olivier Dahan

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...All the Marbles

1981·1h 53m·★ 6.4·Robert Aldrich

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The Fallen Sparrow

1943·1h 34m·★ 6.6·Richard Wallace

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