Movies Like The Mosquito Coast

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

Witness

1985·1h 52m·★ 7.3·Peter Weir

2 shared crewDir. Peter WeirDP: John Seale

Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

2 shared crewDir. Peter WeirDP: John Seale

Blade Runner

1982·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommendsStarring Harrison Ford

Paths of Glory

1957·1h 28m·★ 8.4·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: idealism, idealist

The Wages of Fear

1953·2h 33m·★ 8.1·Henri-Georges Clouzot

TMDB recommendsDrama & Adventure

Gandhi

1982·3h 11m·★ 8.0·Richard Attenborough

Themes: idealism, idealist

Serpico

1973·2h 10m·★ 7.7·Sidney Lumet

Themes: idealism, idealist

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000·2h·★ 7.9·Ang Lee

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Drama

Quiz Show

1994·2h 13m·★ 7.5·Robert Redford

Themes: idealism, idealist

Invictus

2009·2h 14m·★ 7.3·Clint Eastwood

Themes: idealism, idealist

Snowden

2016·2h 15m·★ 7.3·Oliver Stone

Themes: idealism, idealist

Silkwood

1983·2h 11m·★ 7.1·Mike Nichols

Themes: idealism, idealist

The White Dawn

1974·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Philip Kaufman

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Drama

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968·2h 29m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommends

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

TMDB recommends

Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommends

Interstate 60

2002·1h 56m·★ 7.5·Bob Gale

Fans also likedAdventure & Drama

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

TMDB recommends

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993·1h 24m·★ 7.0·Duwayne Dunham

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I Am David

2003·1h 30m·★ 7.1·Paul Feig

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How Good Is The Mosquito Coast?

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