Movies Like The Defiant Ones

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

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967·1h 48m·★ 7.8·Stanley Kramer

2 shared crewDir. Stanley KramerDP: Sam Leavitt

In the Heat of the Night

1967·1h 49m·★ 7.9·Norman Jewison

Themes: racist, racismFans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

The Chase

1966·2h 15m·★ 7.1·Arthur Penn

Themes: man hunt, escaped convictFans also likedCrime & Drama

A Time to Kill

1996·2h 29m·★ 7.5·Joel Schumacher

Themes: mississippi river, racismFans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Becky

2020·1h 33m·★ 6.1·Jonathan Milott

Themes: escaped convict, convictTMDB recommends

Life

1999·1h 48m·★ 6.8·Ted Demme

Themes: racist, mississippi riverFans also liked

Some Like It Hot

1959·2h 3m·★ 8.2·Billy Wilder

Themes: train, black and whiteStarring Tony Curtis

Get Out

2017·1h 44m·★ 7.8·Jordan Peele

Themes: racist, racism

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964·1h 56m·★ 7.5·Bryan Forbes

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller & Drama

The Help

2011·2h 26m·★ 8.1·Tate Taylor

Themes: mississippi river, racism

Repulsion

1965·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Public Enemies

2009·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Michael Mann

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996·2h 1m·★ 6.8·Renny Harlin

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Schindler's List

1993·3h 15m·★ 9.0·Steven Spielberg

Themes: train, black and white

A Perfect World

1993·2h 18m·★ 7.5·Clint Eastwood

Fans also likedDrama & Crime & Thriller

Felon

2008·1h 43m·★ 7.4·Ric Roman Waugh

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Runaway Train

1985·1h 51m·★ 7.2·Andrei Konchalovsky

Fans also likedThriller & Drama & Adventure

Faster

2010·1h 38m·★ 6.4·George Tillman Jr.

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939·2h 10m·★ 8.1·Frank Capra

TMDB recommends

Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

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