Movies Like The Thin Blue Line

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

The Fog of War

2003·1h 47m·★ 8.0·Errol Morris

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Tabloid

2011·1h 27m·★ 7.0·Errol Morris

2 shared crewDir. Errol MorrisDP: Robert Chappell

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2003·2h 10m·★ 7.5·Alan Parker

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12 Angry Men

1957·1h 37m·★ 9.0·Sidney Lumet

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1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

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2016·7h 47m·★ 8.9·Ezra Edelman

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1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

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1944·1h 58m·★ 7.9·Frank Capra

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1986·2h·★ 7.7·David Lynch

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The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

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1958·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Ladislao Vajda

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Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

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Dirty Harry

1971·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Don Siegel

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2005·1h 34m·★ 7.2·Gavin Hood

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How Good Is The Thin Blue Line?

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