Movies Like The Dark Tower

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

Appointment with Crime

1946·1h 32m·★ 6.2·John Harlow

3 shared cast incl. William Hartnell & Herbert LomDir. John Harlow

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

2022·1h 57m·★ 7.0·Matthew Warchus

Themes: acrobats, circus

Open Your Eyes

1997·1h 57m·★ 7.7·Alejandro Amenábar

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Match Point

2005·2h 4m·★ 7.6·Woody Allen

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Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

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Big Fish

2003·2h 5m·★ 7.9·Tim Burton

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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927·1h 34m·★ 8.1·F. W. Murnau

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The Unknown

1927·1h 8m·★ 7.7·Tod Browning

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He Who Gets Slapped

1924·1h 12m·★ 7.7·Victor Sjöström

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Santa Sangre

1989·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Alejandro Jodorowsky

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Angel Face

1953·1h 31m·★ 7.2·Otto Preminger

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Bitter Moon

1992·2h 19m·★ 7.2·Roman Polanski

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The Tin Drum

1979·2h 42m·★ 7.4·Volker Schlöndorff

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Nightmare Alley

2021·2h 31m·★ 7.0·Guillermo del Toro

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Earth

1996·2h 3m·★ 7.2·Julio Medem

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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

2002·1h 51m·★ 6.8·Lone Scherfig

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A Friend of Mine

2006·1h 24m·★ 6.8·Sebastian Schipper

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Octopussy

1983·2h 11m·★ 6.5·John Glen

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Love in Thoughts

2004·1h 29m·★ 6.9·Achim von Borries

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Possum

2018·1h 25m·★ 5.8·Matthew Holness

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How Good Is The Dark Tower?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.