Movies Like The Shortest Day

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

The Monk of Monza

1963·1h 41m·★ 6.4·Sergio Corbucci

2 shared crewDir. Sergio CorbucciDP: Enzo Barboni

Lo smemorato di Collegno

1962·1h 24m·★ 6.6·Sergio Corbucci

2 shared crewDir. Sergio CorbucciDP: Enzo Barboni

The Hellbenders

1967·1h 30m·★ 6.7·Sergio Corbucci

2 shared crewDir. Sergio CorbucciDP: Enzo Barboni

The Slave

1962·1h 40m·★ 5.9·Sergio Corbucci

2 shared crewDir. Sergio CorbucciDP: Enzo Barboni

Romulus and Remus

1961·1h 48m·★ 5.8·Sergio Corbucci

2 shared crewDir. Sergio CorbucciDP: Enzo Barboni

He Who Hesitates Is Lost

1960·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Sergio Corbucci

Both star Totò & Peppino De FilippoDir. Sergio Corbucci

Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life

1961·1h 27m·★ 6.5·Sergio Corbucci

Both star Totò & Peppino De FilippoDir. Sergio Corbucci

The Cardinal

1963·3h 5m·★ 6.8·Otto Preminger

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The Lulus

2023·1h 45m·★ 6.1·Yann Samuell

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Fort Saganne

1984·3h·★ 6.3·Alain Corneau

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The Great War

1959·2h 17m·★ 8.1·Mario Monicelli

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2011·1h 33m·★ 7.4·Andreas Baum

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The Big Parade

1925·2h 31m·★ 7.9·King Vidor

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Legends of the Fall

1994·2h 13m·★ 7.5·Edward Zwick

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A Very Long Engagement

2004·2h 13m·★ 7.6·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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Sergeant York

1941·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

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The Scarlet and the Black

1983·2h 23m·★ 7.5·Jerry London

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The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970·2h 19m·★ 7.2·Stanley Kramer

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Beneath Hill 60

2010·2h 2m·★ 7.0·Jeremy Sims

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How Good Is The Shortest Day?

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