Movies Like Svengali

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

Under Eighteen

1932·1h 20m·★ 6.6·Archie Mayo

2 shared crewBoth star Marian Marsh & Paul PorcasiDir. Archie Mayo

The Mayor of Hell

1933·1h 30m·★ 6.9·Archie Mayo

2 shared crewDir. Archie MayoDP: Barney McGill

The Doorway to Hell

1930·1h 18m·★ 6.5·Archie Mayo

2 shared crewDir. Archie MayoDP: Barney McGill

The Mad Genius

1931·1h 21m·★ 6.3·Michael Curtiz

4 shared cast incl. John Barrymore & Marian MarshDP: Barney McGillDrama & Horror & Romance

Rasputin and the Empress

1932·2h 1m·★ 6.5·Richard Boleslawski

Themes: hypnotism, pre-codeStarring John Barrymore

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000·2h·★ 7.9·Ang Lee

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About a Boy

2002·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Paul Weitz

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Love in the Time of Cholera

2007·2h 19m·★ 6.4·Mike Newell

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Maytime

1937·2h 12m·★ 7.2·Robert Z. Leonard

Both star John Barrymore & Paul PorcasiDrama & Romance

The Wages of Fear

1953·2h 33m·★ 8.1·Henri-Georges Clouzot

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Blade Runner

1982·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Ridley Scott

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Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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Somewhere in Time

1980·1h 43m·★ 7.2·Jeannot Szwarc

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Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

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Dracula

1931·1h 14m·★ 7.3·Tod Browning

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Ruby Sparks

2012·1h 44m·★ 7.2·Valerie Faris

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In Your Eyes

2014·1h 46m·★ 6.9·Brin Hill

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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

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Peter Ibbetson

1935·1h 28m·★ 6.9·Henry Hathaway

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How Good Is Svengali?

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