Movies Like The Front Page

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

The Fortune Cookie

1966·2h 5m·★ 7.2·Billy Wilder

Both star Jack Lemmon & Walter MatthauDir. Billy Wilder

Buddy Buddy

1981·1h 36m·★ 6.5·Billy Wilder

Both star Jack Lemmon & Walter MatthauDir. Billy Wilder

Some Like It Hot

1959·2h 3m·★ 8.2·Billy Wilder

TMDB recommendsStarring Jack LemmonDir. Billy Wilder

All the President's Men

1976·2h 18m·★ 7.9·Alan J. Pakula

Themes: newspaper man, newspaper

Moonstruck

1987·1h 42m·★ 7.2·Norman Jewison

TMDB recommendsStarring Vincent Gardenia

Continental Divide

1981·1h 43m·★ 6.2·Michael Apted

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975·1h 31m·★ 8.1·Terry Jones

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It Happened One Night

1934·1h 45m·★ 8.1·Frank Capra

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Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961·1h 55m·★ 7.5·Blake Edwards

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

1971·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Mel Stuart

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How to Steal a Million

1966·2h 3m·★ 7.5·William Wyler

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The Terminal

2004·2h 8m·★ 7.4·Steven Spielberg

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His Girl Friday

1940·1h 32m·★ 7.8·Howard Hawks

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1987·1h 32m·★ 7.6·John Hughes

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Oscar

1967·1h 25m·★ 7.5·Édouard Molinaro

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998·1h 58m·★ 7.4·Terry Gilliam

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High Fidelity

2000·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Stephen Frears

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Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994·1h 57m·★ 7.1·Mike Newell

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Fantomas

1964·1h 44m·★ 6.9·André Hunebelle

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Hibernatus

1969·1h 22m·★ 6.6·Édouard Molinaro

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