Movies Like The Crystal Cradle

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

Les Hautes solitudes

1974·1h 23m·★ 6.8·Philippe Garrel

2 shared crewDir. Philippe GarrelDP: Philippe Garrel

The Inner Scar

1972·1h·★ 6.6·Philippe Garrel

Both star Nico & Philippe GarrelDir. Philippe Garrel

Requiem for a Dream

2000·1h 42m·★ 8.3·Darren Aronofsky

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The Tenant

1976·2h 6m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

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El Inca

2016·1h 40m·★ 6.6·Ignacio Castillo Cottin

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His Girl Friday

1940·1h 32m·★ 7.8·Howard Hawks

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Battle Royale

2000·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Kinji Fukasaku

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Short Cuts

1993·3h 8m·★ 7.6·Robert Altman

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The Tin Drum

1979·2h 42m·★ 7.4·Volker Schlöndorff

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Same Old Song

1997·2h·★ 7.3·Alain Resnais

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City of Angels

1998·1h 54m·★ 6.7·Brad Silberling

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Whale Valley

2013·15m·★ 7.1·Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

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On the Count of Three

2022·1h 26m·★ 7.0·Jerrod Carmichael

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The Residence

2025·1h 50m·★ 5.8·Yann Gozlan

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I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

2003·1h 37m·★ 5.8·Mike Hodges

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A Diary of a Murderess

1975·1h 35m·★ 5.7·Manuel Mur Oti

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Emergency Kisses

1989·1h 23m·★ 6.8·Philippe Garrel

Starring Philippe GarrelDir. Philippe Garrel

L'Enfant Secret

1982·1h 35m·★ 6.5·Philippe Garrel

Starring Philippe GarrelDir. Philippe Garrel

The Virgin's Bed

1969·1h 54m·★ 6.2·Philippe Garrel

Starring Philippe GarrelDir. Philippe Garrel

How Good Is The Crystal Cradle?

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