Movies Like The Big Bird Cage

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

The Big Doll House

1971·1h 35m·★ 5.8·Jack Hill

Themes: exploitation, prisonBoth star Pam Grier & Sid HaigDir. Jack Hill

Black Mama, White Mama

1973·1h 27m·★ 5.6·Eddie Romero

3 shared cast incl. Pam Grier & Sid HaigAction & Crime & Drama

Coffy

1973·1h 30m·★ 6.8·Jack Hill

Both star Pam Grier & Sid HaigDir. Jack HillAction & Crime

GoodFellas

1990·2h 25m·★ 8.7·Martin Scorsese

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

The Last Samurai

2003·2h 34m·★ 7.8·Edward Zwick

TMDB recommendsDrama & Action

Boys Don't Cry

1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

48 Hrs.

1982·1h 36m·★ 6.9·Walter Hill

TMDB recommendsCrime & Action

Avenger of the Seven Seas

1962·1h 30m·★ 5.6·Domenico Paolella

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Young Adam

2003·1h 33m·★ 6.3·David Mackenzie

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

High Sierra

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.5·Raoul Walsh

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Action

The Enforcer

2022·1h 31m·★ 5.4·Richard Hughes

Fans also likedAction & Crime & Drama

The Substitute

1996·1h 54m·★ 6.1·Robert Mandel

Fans also likedAction & Crime & Drama

Pit Stop

1969·1h 31m·★ 6.7·Jack Hill

Starring Sid HaigDir. Jack HillAction & Drama

Al Capone

1959·1h 44m·★ 6.7·Richard Wilson

Fans also likedAction & Crime & Drama

Get the Gringo

2012·1h 36m·★ 6.9·Adrian Grünberg

Fans also likedAction & Crime & Drama

Salting the Battlefield

2014·1h 33m·★ 6.6·David Hare

Fans also likedAction & Drama & Crime

Silverton Siege

2022·1h 40m·★ 6.3·Mandlakayise Walter Dube, Jr.

Fans also likedAction & Crime & Drama

Foxy Brown

1974·1h 34m·★ 6.5·Jack Hill

Starring Pam GrierDir. Jack HillAction & Crime

The Kitchen

2019·1h 43m·★ 5.6·Andrea Berloff

Fans also likedAction & Crime & Drama

Black Site

2022·1h 39m·★ 4.5·Sophia Banks

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How Good Is The Big Bird Cage?

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