Movies Like The Professor and the Madman

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

Stonehearst Asylum

2014·1h 52m·★ 6.8·Brad Anderson

Themes: mental patient, 19th centuryFans also likedThriller & Mystery

The Wages of Fear

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

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Blade Runner

1982·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

TMDB recommendsDrama & Mystery

Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

The White Dawn

1974·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Philip Kaufman

TMDB recommendsHistory & Drama

Hamlet

1990·2h 10m·★ 6.7·Franco Zeffirelli

Both star Mel Gibson & Stephen DillaneDrama & History

303 Squadron

2018·1h 35m·★ 5.5·Denis Delić

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Priest of Evil

2010·1h 46m·★ 5.8·Olli Saarela

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

Sleeping Dogs

2024·1h 52m·★ 6.2·Adam Cooper

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Spider

2002·1h 38m·★ 6.7·David Cronenberg

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The Countess

2009·1h 40m·★ 6.2·Julie Delpy

Fans also likedDrama & History & Thriller & Mystery

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968·2h 29m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000·2h·★ 7.9·Ang Lee

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Richard Jewell

2019·2h 11m·★ 7.5·Clint Eastwood

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Ghostland

2018·1h 31m·★ 6.4·Pascal Laugier

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The Physician

2013·2h 35m·★ 7.2·Philipp Stölzl

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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

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Ministry of Fear

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How Good Is The Professor and the Madman?

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