Movies Like The American

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

Control

2007·2h 1m·★ 7.6·Anton Corbijn

2 shared crewDir. Anton CorbijnDP: Martin Ruhe

Bullitt

1968·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Peter Yates

Themes: mysterious, intenseTMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

Themes: prostitute, priestTMDB recommends

John Wick: Chapter 2

2017·2h 2m·★ 7.4·Chad Stahelski

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The Godfather

1972·2h 55m·★ 9.2·Francis Ford Coppola

Themes: italy, intenseDrama & Crime

The Brutalist

2024·3h 35m·★ 7.2·Brady Corbet

Themes: somber, prostitute

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013·3h·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

Themes: anti hero, intenseCrime & Drama

A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

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The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Niels Mueller

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Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Lethal Weapon

1987·1h 50m·★ 7.6·Richard Donner

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The Murderers Are Among Us

1946·1h 21m·★ 7.4·Wolfgang Staudte

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In Order of Disappearance

2014·1h 55m·★ 7.1·Hans Petter Moland

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

The Suicide Squad

2021·2h 12m·★ 7.2·James Gunn

Themes: anti hero, intense

The Godfather Part III

1990·2h 42m·★ 7.5·Francis Ford Coppola

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Dead Man Down

2013·1h 58m·★ 6.4·Niels Arden Oplev

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Marked for Death

1990·1h 33m·★ 5.9·Dwight H. Little

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Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

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