Movies Like The Search

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

The Murderers Are Among Us

1946·1h 21m·★ 7.4·Wolfgang Staudte

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The Windermere Children

2020·1h 28m·★ 7.2·Michael Samuels

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The Lulus

2023·1h 45m·★ 6.1·Yann Samuell

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From Here to Eternity

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·Fred Zinnemann

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Schindler's List

1993·3h 15m·★ 9.0·Steven Spielberg

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City Lights

1931·1h 27m·★ 8.5·Charlie Chaplin

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004·1h 48m·★ 8.3·Michel Gondry

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The Gold Rush

1925·1h 35m·★ 8.1·Charlie Chaplin

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Jojo Rabbit

2019·1h 48m·★ 7.9·Taika Waititi

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Where Hands Touch

2018·2h 2m·★ 6.6·Amma Asante

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Do the Right Thing

1989·2h·★ 7.9·Spike Lee

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008·1h 34m·★ 7.7·Mark Herman

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The Color Purple

1985·2h 34m·★ 7.7·Steven Spielberg

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Belle

2021·2h 1m·★ 7.0·Mamoru Hosoda

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Three Colors: White

1994·1h 32m·★ 7.6·Krzysztof Kieślowski

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Sophie's Choice

1982·2h 31m·★ 7.5·Alan J. Pakula

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Night Train to Munich

1940·1h 36m·★ 7.2·Carol Reed

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Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

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The Island on Bird Street

1997·1h 47m·★ 7.1·Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

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Tsotsi

2005·1h 34m·★ 7.2·Gavin Hood

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