Movies Like The Night That Panicked America

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

The Glass House

1972·1h 30m·★ 7.1·Tom Gries

DP: Jules BrennerStarring Vic MorrowDrama & TV Movie

All the President's Men

1976·2h 18m·★ 7.9·Alan J. Pakula

TMDB recommendsStarring Meredith Baxter

Sunshine

1973·2h 1m·★ 7.8·Joseph Sargent

Starring Cliff DeYoungDir. Joseph SargentDrama & TV Movie

Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Saving Private Ryan

1998·2h 49m·★ 8.6·Steven Spielberg

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Hotel Rwanda

2004·2h 2m·★ 8.1·Terry George

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JFK

1991·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

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Cinderella Man

2005·2h 24m·★ 8.0·Ron Howard

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Love You to Death

2019·1h 26m·★ 6.1·Alex Kalymnios

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Almost Famous

2000·2h 4m·★ 7.9·Cameron Crowe

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The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005·2h·★ 7.5·Brent Shields

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You Gotta Believe

2024·1h 44m·★ 5.9·Ty Roberts

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Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996·2h·★ 7.6·Eriq La Salle

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Cool Runnings

1993·1h 38m·★ 7.0·Jon Turteltaub

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I Am Elizabeth Smart

2017·1h 25m·★ 6.3·Sarah Walker

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Northanger Abbey

2007·1h 33m·★ 7.1·Jon Jones

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Iron Jawed Angels

2004·2h 5m·★ 7.3·Katja von Garnier

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Ray Donovan: The Movie

2022·1h 40m·★ 6.8·David Hollander

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The Assault

2014·1h 30m·★ 6.2·Jason Winn

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Girl in the Box

2016·1h 27m·★ 6.2·Stephen Kemp

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How Good Is The Night That Panicked America?

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