Movies Like The Big Man

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

Wish You Were Here

1987·1h 32m·★ 6.8·David Leland

2 shared crewDir. David LelandDP: Ian Wilson

Checking Out

1988·1h 36m·★ 4.8·David Leland

2 shared crewDir. David LelandDP: Ian Wilson

Indecent Proposal

1993·1h 57m·★ 6.0·Adrian Lyne

TMDB recommendsStarring Billy Connolly

I Swear

2025·2h 1m·★ 8.4·Kirk Jones

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Casino

1995·2h 59m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

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Trainspotting

1996·1h 34m·★ 8.1·Danny Boyle

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Barry Lyndon

1975·3h 8m·★ 8.1·Stanley Kubrick

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Braveheart

1995·2h 58m·★ 8.3·Mel Gibson

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A Bronx Tale

1993·2h 1m·★ 7.8·Robert De Niro

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Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

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Finding Forrester

2000·2h 16m·★ 7.3·Gus Van Sant

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Love Actually

2003·2h 15m·★ 7.5·Richard Curtis

Both star Hugh Grant & Liam Neeson

A River Runs Through It

1992·2h 3m·★ 7.2·Robert Redford

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1969·1h 56m·★ 7.6·Ronald Neame

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Lassie Come Home

1943·1h 28m·★ 7.1·Fred M. Wilcox

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To End All Wars

2001·1h 48m·★ 6.9·David L. Cunningham

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Shaft's Big Score!

1972·1h 45m·★ 6.1·Gordon Parks

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Young Adam

2003·1h 33m·★ 6.3·David Mackenzie

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Lucky You

2007·2h 4m·★ 5.9·Curtis Hanson

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How Good Is The Big Man?

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