Movies Like The Old Guard

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

Maigret Sees Red

1963·1h 27m·★ 6.3·Gilles Grangier

2 shared crewBoth star Jean Gabin & Guy DecombleDir. Gilles Grangier

The Counterfeiters of Paris

1961·1h 38m·★ 7.0·Gilles Grangier

2 shared crewDir. Gilles GrangierDP: Louis Page

The Magnificent Tramp

1959·1h 19m·★ 6.6·Gilles Grangier

2 shared crewDir. Gilles GrangierDP: Louis Page

Speaking of Murder

1957·1h 25m·★ 6.6·Gilles Grangier

2 shared crewDir. Gilles GrangierDP: Louis Page

The Gentleman from Epsom

1962·1h 22m·★ 6.1·Gilles Grangier

2 shared crewDir. Gilles GrangierDP: Louis Page

The Night Affair

1958·1h 33m·★ 6.5·Gilles Grangier

2 shared crewDir. Gilles GrangierDP: Louis Page

Blood to the Head

1956·1h 26m·★ 6.6·Gilles Grangier

Dir. Gilles GrangierThemes: france, black and whiteStarring Jean Gabin

John Wick

2014·1h 41m·★ 7.5·Chad Stahelski

Themes: retired, widower

Neither Seen Nor Recognized

1958·1h 35m·★ 7.1·Yves Robert

Themes: france, 1950sFans also liked

Any Number Can Win

1963·1h 58m·★ 7.3·Henri Verneuil

DP: Louis PageStarring Jean Gabin

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case

1959·1h 38m·★ 7.0·Jean Delannoy

DP: Louis PageStarring Jean Gabin

The Baron of the Locks

1960·1h 30m·★ 6.5·Jean Delannoy

DP: Louis PageStarring Jean Gabin

Seven Samurai

1954·3h 27m·★ 8.6·Akira Kurosawa

Themes: farmer, black and white

Back to the Future

1985·1h 56m·★ 8.5·Robert Zemeckis

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City Lights

1931·1h 27m·★ 8.5·Charlie Chaplin

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The Great Dictator

1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

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Some Like It Hot

1959·2h 3m·★ 8.2·Billy Wilder

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964·1h 35m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

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Roman Holiday

1953·1h 59m·★ 8.0·William Wyler

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Grand Illusion

1937·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Jean Renoir

Both star Jean Gabin & Pierre Fresnay

How Good Is The Old Guard?

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