Movies Like Talk Radio

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

Platoon

1986·2h·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

2 shared crewDir. Oliver StoneDP: Robert Richardson

Wall Street

1987·2h 6m·★ 7.3·Oliver Stone

2 shared crewDir. Oliver StoneDP: Robert Richardson

The Doors

1991·2h 20m·★ 7.2·Oliver Stone

2 shared crewDir. Oliver StoneDP: Robert Richardson

JFK

1991·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

2 shared crewDir. Oliver StoneDP: Robert Richardson

Salvador

1986·2h 3m·★ 7.3·Oliver Stone

2 shared crewDir. Oliver StoneDP: Robert Richardson

Born on the Fourth of July

1989·2h 25m·★ 7.2·Oliver Stone

2 shared crewDir. Oliver StoneDP: Robert Richardson

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

2021·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Oliver Stone

2 shared crewDir. Oliver StoneDP: Robert Richardson

Sleepless in Seattle

1993·1h 45m·★ 6.8·Nora Ephron

Themes: radio presenter, radio transmissionTMDB recommends

A Prairie Home Companion

2006·1h 45m·★ 6.7·Robert Altman

Themes: radio presenter, radio transmissionTMDB recommends

Casino

1995·2h 59m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

TMDB recommendsDP: Robert Richardson

Talk to Me

2007·1h 58m·★ 7.3·Kasi Lemmons

Themes: radio presenter, radio transmission

The Night Listener

2006·1h 31m·★ 5.9·Patrick Stettner

Themes: radio presenter, radio transmission

12 Angry Men

1957·1h 37m·★ 9.0·Sidney Lumet

TMDB recommends

Once Upon a Time in America

1984·3h 49m·★ 8.3·Sergio Leone

TMDB recommends

Do the Right Thing

1989·2h·★ 7.9·Spike Lee

TMDB recommends

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007·1h 55m·★ 8.0·Paul Greengrass

TMDB recommends

Chaplin

1992·2h 25m·★ 7.5·Richard Attenborough

TMDB recommends

Sissi

1955·1h 42m·★ 7.0·Ernst Marischka

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Good Morning, Vietnam

1987·2h 1m·★ 7.3·Barry Levinson

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American Graffiti

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.4·George Lucas

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How Good Is Talk Radio?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.