Movies Like The Cowboy and the Frenchman

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

Eraserhead

1977·1h 29m·★ 7.2·David Lynch

2 shared crewDir. David LynchDP: Frederick Elmes

Wild at Heart

1990·2h 5m·★ 7.2·David Lynch

2 shared crewDir. David LynchDP: Frederick Elmes

Blue Velvet

1986·2h·★ 7.7·David Lynch

2 shared crewDir. David LynchDP: Frederick Elmes

Rabbits

2002·43m·★ 6.9·David Lynch

Themes: surreal, short filmDir. David Lynch

WHAT DID JACK DO?

2017·17m·★ 6.4·David Lynch

Themes: surreal, short filmDir. David Lynch

Brazil

1985·2h 23m·★ 7.8·Terry Gilliam

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Kung Fury

2015·32m·★ 7.9·David Sandberg

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Delicatessen

1991·1h 39m·★ 7.5·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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Person to Person

2014·18m·★ 6.9·Dustin Guy Defa

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The Gunfighter

2014·9m·★ 8.0·Eric Kissack

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The Mask

1994·1h 41m·★ 7.0·Chuck Russell

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Go West

1925·1h 8m·★ 7.1·Buster Keaton

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The Frozen North

1922·18m·★ 6.5·Buster Keaton

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The Piano Accident

2025·1h 28m·★ 6.4·Quentin Dupieux

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Out West

1918·21m·★ 6.4·Roscoe Arbuckle

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Eraserhead Stories

2001·1h 25m·★ 7.1·David Lynch

Starring Jack NanceDir. David Lynch

Inland Empire

2006·3h·★ 6.8·David Lynch

Starring Harry Dean StantonDir. David Lynch

How Good Is The Cowboy and the Frenchman?

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