Movies Like The Big Operator

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

The Beat Generation

1959·1h 35m·★ 5.4·Charles F. Haas

5 shared cast incl. Steve Cochran & Mamie Van DorenDir. Charles F. Haas

Girls Town

1959·1h 30m·★ 3.9·Charles F. Haas

3 shared cast incl. Mamie Van Doren & Mel TorméDir. Charles F. Haas

The Damned Don't Cry

1950·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Vincent Sherman

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Lucky Number Slevin

2006·1h 50m·★ 7.7·Paul McGuigan

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

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Boys Don't Cry

1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Gladiator

2000·2h 35m·★ 8.5·Ridley Scott

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A Clockwork Orange

1971·2h 17m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003·1h 51m·★ 8.2·Quentin Tarantino

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On the Waterfront

1954·1h 48m·★ 8.1·Elia Kazan

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Arsenic and Old Lace

1944·1h 58m·★ 7.9·Frank Capra

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The Killing

1956·1h 25m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

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Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

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The Unforgivable

2021·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Nora Fingscheidt

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

Zatoichi

2003·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Takeshi Kitano

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The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

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The Big Combo

1955·1h 28m·★ 7.3·Joseph H. Lewis

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Riot in Cell Block 11

1954·1h 20m·★ 7.0·Don Siegel

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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

1956·1h 20m·★ 6.9·Fritz Lang

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How Good Is The Big Operator?

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