Movies Like The Big City

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

Charulata

1964·1h 57m·★ 8.1·Satyajit Ray

3 shared cast incl. Madhabi Mukherjee & Shyamal Ghoshal2 shared crewDir. Satyajit Ray

The World of Apu

1959·1h 45m·★ 8.4·Satyajit Ray

2 shared crewDir. Satyajit RayDP: Subrata Mitra

Pather Panchali

1955·2h 5m·★ 8.2·Satyajit Ray

2 shared crewDir. Satyajit RayDP: Subrata Mitra

The Music Room

1958·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Satyajit Ray

2 shared crewDir. Satyajit RayDP: Subrata Mitra

The Philosopher's Stone

1958·1h 51m·★ 7.6·Satyajit Ray

2 shared crewDir. Satyajit RayDP: Subrata Mitra

The Coward

1965·1h 10m·★ 7.6·Satyajit Ray

Both star Madhabi Mukherjee & Haradhan BandyopadhyayDir. Satyajit Ray

Chiriyakhana

1967·2h 5m·★ 7.3·Satyajit Ray

Both star Shyamal Ghoshal & Gitali RoyDir. Satyajit Ray

Casino Royale

2006·2h 24m·★ 8.0·Martin Campbell

Themes: money, earnest

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948·2h 6m·★ 8.2·John Huston

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Barry Lyndon

1975·3h 8m·★ 8.1·Stanley Kubrick

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Seven Pounds

2008·2h 3m·★ 7.6·Gabriele Muccino

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My Darling Clementine

1946·1h 37m·★ 7.7·John Ford

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Midnight Cowboy

1969·1h 53m·★ 7.8·John Schlesinger

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Badlands

1974·1h 34m·★ 7.7·Terrence Malick

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His Girl Friday

1940·1h 32m·★ 7.8·Howard Hawks

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Last Year at Marienbad

1961·1h 35m·★ 7.6·Alain Resnais

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Pierrot le Fou

1965·1h 50m·★ 7.4·Jean-Luc Godard

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Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964·1h 56m·★ 7.5·Bryan Forbes

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Nashville

1975·2h 40m·★ 7.6·Robert Altman

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How Good Is The Big City?

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