Movies Like The Promising Boy

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

Variola Vera

1982·1h 44m·★ 8.1·Goran Marković

3 shared cast incl. Dušica Žegarac & Rade Marković

The Igman March

1983·1h 37m·★ 6.7·Zdravko Šotra

3 shared cast incl. Branislav Lečić & Velimir Živojinović

Persepolis

2007·1h 35m·★ 8.0·Vincent Paronnaud

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East of Eden

1955·1h 55m·★ 7.8·Elia Kazan

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Rebel Without a Cause

1955·1h 51m·★ 7.6·Nicholas Ray

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Meeting Place

1989·1h 38m·★ 8.2·Goran Marković

Both star Rade Marković & Aleksandar Berček

Match Point

2005·2h 4m·★ 7.6·Woody Allen

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Lost in Translation

2003·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Sofia Coppola

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The Patriot

2000·2h 45m·★ 7.2·Roland Emmerich

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Finding Forrester

2000·2h 16m·★ 7.3·Gus Van Sant

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Mifune

1999·1h 38m·★ 7.1·Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

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Easy Rider

1969·1h 35m·★ 7.2·Dennis Hopper

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The Riot

2023·1h 47m·★ 6.5·Nils Gaup

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Barking at the Stars

1998·1h 35m·★ 8.6·Zdravko Šotra

Both star Velimir Živojinović & Aleksandar Berček

Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994·1h 57m·★ 7.1·Mike Newell

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The Knife

1999·2h 10m·★ 8.5·Miroslav Lekić

Both star Aleksandar Berček & Velimir Živojinović

Special Education

1977·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Goran Marković

Both star Aleksandar Berček & Branislav Lečić

Pepi, Luci, Bom

1980·1h 22m·★ 6.1·Pedro Almodóvar

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What to Do in Case of Fire?

2001·1h 41m·★ 6.8·Gregor Schnitzler

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Gulaab Gang

2014·2h 19m·★ 6.0·Soumik Sen

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How Good Is The Promising Boy?

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