Movies Like The Great Waldo Pepper

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

The Sting

1973·2h 9m·★ 8.2·George Roy Hill

2 shared crewDir. George Roy HillDP: Robert Surtees

The Blue Max

1966·2h 36m·★ 7.1·John Guillermin

Themes: flying ace, the red baron, biplaneFans also likedAdventure & Drama

The Peanuts Movie

2015·1h 28m·★ 7.0·Steve Martino

Themes: red baron, the red baron

The Tarnished Angels

1957·1h 31m·★ 7.1·Douglas Sirk

Themes: barnstorming, airplane pilot

Spartacus

1960·3h 17m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommendsDrama & Adventure

The African Queen

1952·1h 45m·★ 7.7·John Huston

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Drama

The Lulus

2023·1h 45m·★ 6.1·Yann Samuell

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Drama

Ben-Hur

1959·3h 32m·★ 8.1·William Wyler

DP: Robert SurteesDrama & Adventure

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969·1h 51m·★ 8.0·George Roy Hill

Starring Robert RedfordDir. George Roy HillAdventure & Drama

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968·2h 46m·★ 8.5·Sergio Leone

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Lawrence of Arabia

1962·3h 48m·★ 8.3·David Lean

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Grand Illusion

1937·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Jean Renoir

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Chinatown

1974·2h 10m·★ 8.1·Roman Polanski

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Rio Bravo

1959·2h 21m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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Bonnie and Clyde

1967·1h 51m·★ 7.7·Arthur Penn

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The Right Stuff

1983·3h 13m·★ 7.8·Philip Kaufman

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954·2h 7m·★ 7.2·Richard Fleischer

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American Graffiti

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.4·George Lucas

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