Movies Like The Sandwich Man

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

A Summer at Grandpa's

1984·1h 33m·★ 7.6·Hou Hsiao-hsien

2 shared crewBoth star Chen Bo-zheng & Yang Li-yinDir. Hou Hsiao-hsien

The Boys from Fengkuei

1983·1h 38m·★ 7.3·Hou Hsiao-hsien

2 shared crewDir. Hou Hsiao-hsienDP: Chen Kun-hou

The Green, Green Grass of Home

1982·1h 31m·★ 6.6·Hou Hsiao-hsien

2 shared crewDir. Hou Hsiao-hsienDP: Chen Kun-hou

Cute Girl

1980·1h 30m·★ 5.7·Hou Hsiao-hsien

2 shared crewDir. Hou Hsiao-hsienDP: Chen Kun-hou

Play While You Play

1981·1h 30m·★ 5.9·Hou Hsiao-hsien

2 shared crewDir. Hou Hsiao-hsienDP: Chen Kun-hou

A City of Sadness

1989·2h 38m·★ 7.7·Hou Hsiao-hsien

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Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

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The Wages of Fear

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

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Blade Runner

1982·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Ridley Scott

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Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

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Brokeback Mountain

2005·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Ang Lee

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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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Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

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The Wanderers

1979·1h 57m·★ 7.3·Philip Kaufman

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About a Boy

2002·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Paul Weitz

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Love in the Time of Cholera

2007·2h 19m·★ 6.4·Mike Newell

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The White Dawn

1974·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Philip Kaufman

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The Mighty Angel

2014·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Wojtek Smarzowski

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How Good Is The Sandwich Man?

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