Movies Like The Starling

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

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1928·1h 38m·★ 8.0·King Vidor

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1969·1h 53m·★ 7.8·John Schlesinger

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2026·★ 7.5

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1997·2h 19m·★ 7.7·James L. Brooks

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1973·3h 59m·★ 7.5·Luchino Visconti

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1991·1h 43m·★ 6.9·Howard Zieff

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1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·George Stevens

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2000·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Kinji Fukasaku

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1916·3h 17m·★ 7.6·D.W. Griffith

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1997·1h 55m·★ 7.1·Jean van de Velde

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2006·1h 54m·★ 6.9·Miloš Forman

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2005·1h 58m·★ 6.8·Mike Binder

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2012·2h 14m·★ 6.2·Judd Apatow

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Gypo

2005·1h 38m·★ 6.6·Jan Dunn

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