Movies Like The Shadow Play

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

Smiling Eyes

1977·1h 37m·★ 8.4·Ertem Eğilmez

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The Bandit

1996·2h 8m·★ 8.1·Yavuz Turgul

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The Unforgettable Director of Love Movies

1990·1h 46m·★ 7.6·Yavuz Turgul

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Hunting Season

2010·2h 20m·★ 7.4·Yavuz Turgul

Both star Şener Şen & Nergis ÇorakçıDir. Yavuz Turgul

Wicked

2021·1h 54m·★ 5.5·Taryn O'Neill

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Saban, Son of Saban

1977·1h 30m·★ 8.7·Ertem Eğilmez

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My Prostitute Love

1968·1h 29m·★ 7.9·Lütfi Akad

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Somersault in a Coffin

1996·1h 16m·★ 7.6·Derviş Zaim

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2007·2h 2m·★ 7.7·Fatih Akin

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2022·2h 22m·★ 5.5·Kunle Afolayan

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Monsieur Ibrahim

2003·1h 31m·★ 7.3·François Dupeyron

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1935·1h 28m·★ 6.9·Henry Hathaway

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2017·1h 38m·★ 6.4·Ry Russo-Young

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2008·1h 49m·★ 7.3·Nuri Bilge Ceylan

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2014·1h 52m·★ 7.0·Russell Crowe

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2021·1h 49m·★ 5.8·Stephen Herek

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2003·1h 48m·★ 7.5·Tasos Boulmetis

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How Good Is The Shadow Play?

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