Movies Like That Night of Varennes

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

Lenin in Paris

1981·1h 46m·★ 4.8·Sergei Yutkevich

Themes: french revolution, revolutionTMDB recommends

Don't Lose Your Head

1967·1h 37m·★ 6.5·Gerald Thomas

Themes: french revolution, 18th centuryTMDB recommends

The Terrace

1980·2h 40m·★ 7.1·Ettore Scola

Both star Jean-Louis Trintignant & Marcello MastroianniDir. Ettore Scola

The Favourite

2018·2h·★ 7.5·Yorgos Lanthimos

Themes: aristocracy, 18th centuryHistory & Comedy & Drama

The Duchess

2008·1h 50m·★ 6.9·Saul Dibb

Themes: costume drama, 18th centuryDrama & History

City Lights

1931·1h 27m·★ 8.5·Charlie Chaplin

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Amadeus

1984·2h 40m·★ 8.4·Miloš Forman

TMDB recommendsHistory & Drama

Kolya

1996·1h 45m·★ 7.7·Jan Svěrák

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

The Edukators

2004·2h 7m·★ 7.4·Hans Weingartner

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Animal Farm

1999·1h 31m·★ 6.0·John Stephenson

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

What Time Is It?

1989·1h 32m·★ 7.3·Ettore Scola

Starring Marcello MastroianniDir. Ettore ScolaComedy & Drama

A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)

1970·1h 45m·★ 7.1·Ettore Scola

Starring Marcello MastroianniDir. Ettore ScolaComedy & Drama

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945·2h 18m·★ 6.2·Gabriel Pascal

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Macaroni

1985·1h 44m·★ 6.4·Ettore Scola

Starring Marcello MastroianniDir. Ettore ScolaDrama & Comedy

Mario, Maria and Mario

1993·1h 42m·★ 5.8·Ettore Scola

Starring Laura BettiDir. Ettore ScolaComedy & Drama

My Name Is Rocco Papaleo

1971·1h 42m·★ 6.2·Ettore Scola

Starring Marcello MastroianniDir. Ettore ScolaComedy & Drama

Once Upon a Time in America

1984·3h 49m·★ 8.3·Sergio Leone

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Bicycle Thieves

1948·1h 29m·★ 8.2·Vittorio De Sica

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The Wages of Fear

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

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Rome, Open City

1945·1h 44m·★ 8.0·Roberto Rossellini

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