Movies Like The Cow and I

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

Lovers' Net

1955·2h 3m·★ 6.7·Henri Verneuil

2 shared crewDir. Henri VerneuilDP: Roger Hubert

The Great Escape

1963·2h 53m·★ 8.2·John Sturges

Themes: prisoner, naziAdventure & War

The Great Dictator

1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

TMDB recommendsComedy & War

Lawrence of Arabia

1962·3h 48m·★ 8.3·David Lean

TMDB recommendsAdventure & War

Closely Watched Trains

1966·1h 33m·★ 7.6·Jiří Menzel

TMDB recommendsComedy & War

My Wife's Husband

1963·1h 40m·★ 6.5·Gilles Grangier

DP: Roger HubertStarring Fernandel

Fan-Fan the Tulip

1952·1h 42m·★ 7.1·Christian-Jaque

Fans also likedAdventure & Comedy & War

The Most Wanted Man

1953·1h 45m·★ 6.0·Henri Verneuil

Starring FernandelDir. Henri VerneuilAdventure & Comedy

Saving Private Ryan

1998·2h 49m·★ 8.6·Steven Spielberg

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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

1984·1h 57m·★ 8.0·Hayao Miyazaki

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Grand Illusion

1937·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Jean Renoir

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Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero

2018·1h 25m·★ 6.9·Richard Lanni

Fans also likedAdventure & War

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

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Kung Fury

2015·32m·★ 7.9·David Sandberg

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Enemy at the Gates

2001·2h 11m·★ 7.5·Jean-Jacques Annaud

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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943·2h 43m·★ 8.0·Emeric Pressburger

Fans also likedWar & Comedy

Ice Cold in Alex

1958·2h 5m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

Fans also likedWar & Adventure

Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?

1973·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Robert Lamoureux

Fans also likedComedy & War

The Seventh Company Has Been Found

1975·1h 20m·★ 6.7·Robert Lamoureux

Fans also likedComedy & War

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954·2h 7m·★ 7.2·Richard Fleischer

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