Movies Like The Barbarian

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

Hold Your Man

1933·1h 27m·★ 6.9·Sam Wood

2 shared crewDir. Sam WoodDP: Harold Rosson

Command Decision

1948·1h 52m·★ 7.3·Sam Wood

2 shared crewDir. Sam WoodDP: Harold Rosson

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937·1h 41m·★ 7.6·John Cromwell

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It Happened One Night

1934·1h 45m·★ 8.1·Frank Capra

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Cleopatra

1934·1h 40m·★ 6.8·Cecil B. DeMille

Fans also likedStarring C. Aubrey SmithDrama & Romance

Aladdin

1992·1h 31m·★ 8.0·John Musker

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42nd Street

1933·1h 29m·★ 7.3·Lloyd Bacon

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Mata Hari

1931·1h 29m·★ 6.5·George Fitzmaurice

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B. Monkey

1999·1h 34m·★ 5.9·Michael Radford

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Strange Cargo

1940·1h 53m·★ 6.9·Frank Borzage

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Supercross

2005·1h 20m·★ 4.4·Steve Boyum

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The Sheik

1921·1h 26m·★ 6.2·George Melford

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Stamboul Quest

1934·1h 26m·★ 6.2·Sam Wood

Starring Myrna LoyDir. Sam WoodRomance & Drama

Trouble in Paradise

1932·1h 23m·★ 7.9·Ernst Lubitsch

Fans also likedStarring C. Aubrey Smith

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1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

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Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

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Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

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That Man from Rio

1964·1h 56m·★ 7.0·Philippe de Broca

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The Thief of Bagdad

1924·2h 29m·★ 7.7·Raoul Walsh

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Rouben Mamoulian

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