Movies Like The Big Scare

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

Thank Heaven for Small Favors

1963·1h 32m·★ 6.9·Jean-Pierre Mocky

3 shared cast incl. Bourvil & Francis BlancheDir. Jean-Pierre Mocky

Order of the Daisy

1967·1h 30m·★ 7.0·Jean-Pierre Mocky

Both star Francis Blanche & Roger LegrisDir. Jean-Pierre Mocky

The Big Wash

1968·1h 35m·★ 6.2·Jean-Pierre Mocky

Both star Bourvil & Francis BlancheDir. Jean-Pierre Mocky

Murder at the Gallop

1963·1h 21m·★ 7.2·George Pollock

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The Wages of Fear

1953·2h 33m·★ 8.1·Henri-Georges Clouzot

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Blade Runner

1982·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Ridley Scott

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Rebecca

1940·2h 10m·★ 8.0·Alfred Hitchcock

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

1971·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Mel Stuart

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Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

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Goldfinger

1964·1h 50m·★ 7.7·Guy Hamilton

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The 39 Steps

1935·1h 26m·★ 7.6·Alfred Hitchcock

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Murder She Said

1961·1h 27m·★ 7.3·George Pollock

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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005·1h 55m·★ 6.7·Tim Burton

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Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993·1h 24m·★ 7.0·Duwayne Dunham

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Hostile Takeover

2025·1h 29m·★ 4.6·Michael Hamilton-Wright

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The Wedding Date

2005·1h 28m·★ 6.1·Clare Kilner

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About a Boy

2002·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Paul Weitz

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Royal Affairs in Versailles

1953·2h 45m·★ 6.8·Sacha Guitry

Both star Bourvil & Jean-Louis Barrault

War of the Worlds

2005·1h 57m·★ 6.6·Steven Spielberg

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