Movies Like The Departure

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

Masculin Féminin

1966·1h 45m·★ 7.3·Jean-Luc Godard

Both star Jean-Pierre Léaud & Catherine-Isabelle DuportDP: Willy KurantDrama & Romance

Love Me If You Dare

2003·1h 33m·★ 7.5·Yann Samuell

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy & Romance

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

1997·1h 29m·★ 7.8·Thomas Jahn

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

The Great Race

1965·2h 40m·★ 7.2·Blake Edwards

TMDB recommendsComedy & Romance

American Graffiti

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.4·George Lucas

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Aaltra

2004·1h 32m·★ 6.9·Benoît Delépine

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Blown Away

1993·1h 33m·★ 5.1·Brenton Spencer

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Love Don't Co$t a Thing

2003·1h 40m·★ 5.3·Troy Byer

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

The Best You Can

2025·1h 43m·★ 6.3·Michael J. Weithorn

Fans also likedComedy & Romance & Drama

The Giant Mechanical Man

2012·1h 34m·★ 6.7·Lee Kirk

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Just Before I Go

2015·1h 35m·★ 6.4·Courteney Cox

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Coyote Ugly

2000·1h 40m·★ 5.8·David McNally

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

How to Please a Woman

2022·1h 47m·★ 6.3·Renée Webster

Fans also likedRomance & Comedy & Drama

Cherry

2010·1h 39m·★ 6.6·Jeffrey Fine

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Cosi

1996·1h 42m·★ 6.7·Mark Joffe

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Jack Goes Boating

2010·1h 31m·★ 6.3·Philip Seymour Hoffman

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Breaking & Exiting

2018·1h 18m·★ 5.7·Peter Facinelli

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Catch and Release

2006·1h 51m·★ 5.9·Susannah Grant

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Numb

2007·1h 33m·★ 6.5·Harris Goldberg

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Greenberg

2010·1h 47m·★ 6.1·Noah Baumbach

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How Good Is The Departure?

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