Movies Like The Tower

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

Backdraft

1991·2h 17m·★ 6.7·Ron Howard

Themes: firefighter, explosion, fireTMDB recommendsDrama & Action

Pandora

2016·2h 16m·★ 6.7·Park Jung-woo

4 shared themes: panic, explosion, disaster...Fans also likedDrama & Action

The Towering Inferno

1974·2h 45m·★ 7.0·John Guillermin

5 shared themes: helicopter, firefighter, explosion...Fans also likedAction & Drama

Sinkhole

2021·1h 53m·★ 6.2·Kim Ji-hoon

Themes: seoul, south korea, disaster, south koreaDir. Kim Ji-hoon

May 18

2007·1h 58m·★ 6.9·Kim Ji-hoon

3 shared cast incl. Kim Sang-kyung & Ahn Sung-kiDir. Kim Ji-hoon

The Santa Clause

1994·1h 37m·★ 6.6·John Pasquin

Themes: christmas eve, christmas party, christmasTMDB recommends

Ladder 49

2004·1h 55m·★ 6.5·Jay Russell

Themes: firefighter, fire, disasterFans also likedDrama & Action

Die Hard

1988·2h 12m·★ 8.2·John McTiernan

Themes: christmas party, explosion, christmas

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

TMDB recommendsBoth star Kim Sang-kyung & Song Jae-ho

Sector 7

2011·1h 41m·★ 4.7·Kim Ji-hoon

Both star Ahn Sung-ki & Lee Han-wiDir. Kim Ji-hoon

Tunnel

2016·2h 6m·★ 6.8·Kim Seong-hun

Themes: disaster, south koreaFans also liked

Greenland

2020·2h·★ 6.4·Ric Roman Waugh

Themes: panic, disaster

Parasite

2019·2h 13m·★ 8.5·Bong Joon Ho

Themes: seoul, south korea, south korea

Eyes Wide Shut

1999·2h 40m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: christmas party, christmas

Apollo 13

1995·2h 20m·★ 7.7·Ron Howard

Themes: explosion, disaster

Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn-

2023·56m·★ 7.6·Takahito Sakazume

TMDB recommendsAction & Drama

Silmido

2003·2h 15m·★ 7.0·Kang Woo-suk

Both star Sul Kyung-gu & Ahn Sung-kiAction & Drama

Prospect

2014·14m·★ 6.9·Christopher Caldwell

TMDB recommendsAction & Drama

The Warriors

1979·1h 34m·★ 7.5·Walter Hill

TMDB recommends

Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

TMDB recommends

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Fandango At Home

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