Movies Like The Luzhin Defence

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

Enchanted April

1991·1h 35m·★ 7.3·Mike Newell

Themes: 1920s, italyFans also likedRomance & Drama

Northanger Abbey

2007·1h 33m·★ 7.1·Jon Jones

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Lord Jim

1965·2h 34m·★ 6.7·Richard Brooks

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Shutter Island

2010·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

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The Great Gatsby

2013·2h 23m·★ 7.2·Baz Luhrmann

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Breathe

2017·1h 58m·★ 7.2·Andy Serkis

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The Secret Scripture

2017·1h 48m·★ 6.7·Jim Sheridan

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Jane Eyre

1997·1h 48m·★ 7.0·Robert Young

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A Room with a View

1986·1h 57m·★ 7.2·James Ivory

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Runaway Jury

2003·2h 7m·★ 7.1·Gary Fleder

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Pride and Prejudice

1940·1h 58m·★ 7.3·Robert Z. Leonard

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Jane Eyre

1996·1h 53m·★ 6.8·Franco Zeffirelli

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The Fugitive Kind

1960·1h 59m·★ 7.0·Sidney Lumet

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The World According to Garp

1982·2h 16m·★ 7.1·George Roy Hill

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Hitch

2005·1h 58m·★ 6.6·Andy Tennant

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The Eagle Has Landed

1976·2h 15m·★ 6.9·John Sturges

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The Sleeping Dictionary

2003·1h 49m·★ 6.5·Guy Jenkin

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Zero Motivation

2014·1h 37m·★ 7.2·Talya Lavie

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Look at Me

2004·1h 50m·★ 6.8·Agnès Jaoui

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Racing with the Moon

1984·1h 48m·★ 6.6·Richard Benjamin

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