Movies Like The Cabin in the Cotton

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

The Mad Genius

1931·1h 21m·★ 6.3·Michael Curtiz

2 shared crewDir. Michael CurtizDP: Barney McGill

The Keyhole

1933·1h 9m·★ 6.5·Michael Curtiz

2 shared crewDir. Michael CurtizDP: Barney McGill

Heroes for Sale

1933·1h 12m·★ 7.4·William A. Wellman

Themes: poverty, pre-codeBoth star Richard Barthelmess & Berton Churchill

The Boy and the Heron

2023·2h 4m·★ 7.3·Hayao Miyazaki

Themes: education, poverty

The Grapes of Wrath

1940·2h 9m·★ 8.1·John Ford

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Jezebel

1938·1h 43m·★ 7.4·William Wyler

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Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

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Roman Holiday

1953·1h 59m·★ 8.0·William Wyler

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Umberto D.

1952·1h 31m·★ 8.1·Vittorio De Sica

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Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

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Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

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Amores Perros

2000·2h 34m·★ 8.0·Alejandro González Iñárritu

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Cinderella Man

2005·2h 24m·★ 8.0·Ron Howard

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Pandora's Box

1929·2h 21m·★ 7.7·G.W. Pabst

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Dirty Dancing

1987·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Emile Ardolino

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Lolita

1962·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

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Dead Man

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

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Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

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Natural Born Killers

1994·1h 59m·★ 7.2·Oliver Stone

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Ero in guerra ma non lo sapevo

2022·1h 33m·★ 6.2·Fabio Resinaro

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How Good Is The Cabin in the Cotton?

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