Movies Like The Professor

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

A Pure Formality

1994·1h 51m·★ 7.5·Giuseppe Tornatore

2 shared crewDir. Giuseppe TornatoreDP: Blasco Giurato

Cinema Paradiso

1988·2h 4m·★ 8.5·Giuseppe Tornatore

2 shared crewDir. Giuseppe TornatoreDP: Blasco Giurato

Everybody's Fine

1990·2h 1m·★ 7.6·Giuseppe Tornatore

2 shared crewDir. Giuseppe TornatoreDP: Blasco Giurato

Suburra

2015·2h 10m·★ 7.4·Stefano Sollima

Themes: italy, corruptionFans also likedCrime & Drama

GoodFellas

1990·2h 25m·★ 8.7·Martin Scorsese

Themes: prison, organized crimeFans also likedDrama & Crime

The Informer

2019·1h 49m·★ 6.6·Andrea Di Stefano

Themes: prison, organized crimeFans also likedDrama & Crime

The Equalizer 3

2023·1h 49m·★ 6.8·Antoine Fuqua

Themes: italy, organized crimeFans also liked

One Hundred Days in Palermo

1984·1h 46m·★ 6.6·Giuseppe Ferrara

Fans also likedStarring Anita ZagariaDrama & Crime

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

American Gangster

2007·2h 37m·★ 7.8·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962·2h 27m·★ 7.8·John Frankenheimer

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Ossessione

1944·2h 20m·★ 7.5·Luchino Visconti

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Longest Yard

1974·2h 1m·★ 7.1·Robert Aldrich

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

The Sugarland Express

1974·1h 50m·★ 6.7·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Niels Mueller

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

White Lightning

1973·1h 41m·★ 6.4·Joseph Sargent

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

The Shawshank Redemption

1994·2h 22m·★ 9.3·Frank Darabont

Themes: corruption, prisonDrama & Crime

The Godfather

1972·2h 55m·★ 9.2·Francis Ford Coppola

Themes: italy, organized crimeDrama & Crime

The Godfather Part II

1974·3h 22m·★ 9.0·Francis Ford Coppola

Themes: italy, organized crimeDrama & Crime

The Godfather Part III

1990·2h 42m·★ 7.5·Francis Ford Coppola

Themes: italy, organized crimeCrime & Drama

How Good Is The Professor?

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