Movies Like The Big Night

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

A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

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The Murderers Are Among Us

1946·1h 21m·★ 7.4·Wolfgang Staudte

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The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Niels Mueller

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Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Aparajito

1956·1h 50m·★ 8.2·Satyajit Ray

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Almost Famous

2000·2h 4m·★ 7.9·Cameron Crowe

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Dirty Dancing

1987·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Emile Ardolino

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Closely Watched Trains

1966·1h 33m·★ 7.6·Jiří Menzel

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Dead Man's Shoes

2004·1h 30m·★ 7.5·Shane Meadows

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American Graffiti

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.4·George Lucas

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In Order of Disappearance

2014·1h 55m·★ 7.1·Hans Petter Moland

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Mission: Impossible III

2006·2h 6m·★ 6.9·J.J. Abrams

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Luzzu

2021·1h 34m·★ 6.9·Alex Camilleri

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Damage

2009·1h 42m·★ 5.7·Jeff F. King

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The Good Neighbor

2022·1h 37m·★ 6.0·Stephan Rick

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The Map That Leads to You

2025·1h 36m·★ 6.2·Lasse Hallström

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Butterfly on a Wheel

2007·1h 35m·★ 6.6·Mike Barker

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Red

2008·1h 33m·★ 6.9·Lucky McKee

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Eye for an Eye

1996·1h 41m·★ 6.2·John Schlesinger

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The Crossing Guard

1995·1h 51m·★ 6.3·Sean Penn

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How Good Is The Big Night?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.