Movies Like The Beat Generation

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

The Big Operator

1959·1h 31m·★ 6.4·Charles F. Haas

5 shared cast incl. Mamie Van Doren & Steve CochranDir. Charles F. Haas

Girls Town

1959·1h 30m·★ 3.9·Charles F. Haas

4 shared cast incl. Mamie Van Doren & Ray AnthonyDir. Charles F. Haas

Heart Beat

1980·1h 50m·★ 5.7·John Byrum

Themes: beat generation, beatnik

Requiem for a Dream

2000·1h 42m·★ 8.3·Darren Aronofsky

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Cape Fear

1991·2h 8m·★ 7.3·Martin Scorsese

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Naked Lunch

1991·1h 55m·★ 6.9·David Cronenberg

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Hardcore

1979·1h 48m·★ 7.1·Paul Schrader

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Cruising

1980·1h 42m·★ 6.5·William Friedkin

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8MM

1999·2h 3m·★ 6.6·Joel Schumacher

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Lured

1947·1h 42m·★ 7.0·Douglas Sirk

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Motorpsycho!

1965·1h 15m·★ 5.9·Russ Meyer

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One Way

2006·1h 56m·★ 6.1·Reto Salimbeni

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The Counselor

2013·1h 57m·★ 5.4·Ridley Scott

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Raped by an Angel

1993·1h 35m·★ 5.6·Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

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The Mad Bomber

1973·1h 31m·★ 5.8·Bert I. Gordon

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The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)

2011·1h 31m·★ 3.8·Tom Six

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The Infernal Rapist

1988·1h 23m·★ 5.2·Damián Acosta Esparza

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The Bloody Brood

1959·1h 28m·★ 5.1·Julian Roffman

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The Beatniks

1959·1h 18m·★ 2.6·Paul Frees

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Star in the Dust

1956·1h 20m·★ 6.0·Charles F. Haas

Starring Mamie Van DorenDir. Charles F. Haas

How Good Is The Beat Generation?

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