Movies Like The Spy in Black

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

Contraband

1940·1h 31m·★ 6.9·Michael Powell

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The Thief of Bagdad

1940·1h 47m·★ 7.4·Michael Powell

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1956·1h 59m·★ 6.6·Michael Powell

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1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

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1962·3h 48m·★ 8.3·David Lean

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Grand Illusion

1937·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Jean Renoir

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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1925·2h 31m·★ 7.9·King Vidor

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1989·2h 20m·★ 7.5·James Cameron

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2004·2h 13m·★ 7.6·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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Crimson Tide

1995·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Tony Scott

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1959·2h 4m·★ 7.2·Blake Edwards

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1965·1h 42m·★ 7.3·James B. Harris

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1965·2h 3m·★ 7.0·Bernhard Wicki

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The Cardinal

1963·3h 5m·★ 6.8·Otto Preminger

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2000·1h 56m·★ 6.6·Jonathan Mostow

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2002·2h 18m·★ 6.7·Kathryn Bigelow

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Flyboys

2006·2h 18m·★ 6.5·Tony Bill

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1936·1h 26m·★ 6.4·Alfred Hitchcock

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How Good Is The Spy in Black?

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