Movies Like The Vanished Elephant

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

Lady on a Train

1945·1h 34m·★ 6.7·Charles David

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Captain Pantoja and the Special Services

1999·2h 17m·★ 7.1·Francisco J. Lombardi

3 shared cast incl. Angie Cepeda & Salvador del Solar

The Best Families

2020·1h 45m·★ 6.4·Javier Fuentes-León

Both star Tatiana Astengo & Vanessa SabaDir. Javier Fuentes-León

The Sixth Sense

1999·1h 47m·★ 8.2·M. Night Shyamalan

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Rebecca

1940·2h 10m·★ 8.0·Alfred Hitchcock

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Lost Highway

1997·2h 14m·★ 7.6·David Lynch

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The 39 Steps

1935·1h 26m·★ 7.6·Alfred Hitchcock

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Murder, My Sweet

1944·1h 35m·★ 7.5·Edward Dmytryk

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Identity

2003·1h 30m·★ 7.3·James Mangold

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The World of Kanako

2014·1h 58m·★ 6.5·Tetsuya Nakashima

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Next Door

2005·1h 15m·★ 6.4·Pål Sletaune

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Along Came a Spider

2001·1h 44m·★ 6.4·Lee Tamahori

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Lady in the Lake

1946·1h 45m·★ 6.5·Robert Montgomery

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Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

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Out of the Past

1947·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Jacques Tourneur

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The Killing

1956·1h 25m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

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In a Lonely Place

1950·1h 33m·★ 7.9·Nicholas Ray

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This Man Must Die

1969·1h 53m·★ 7.6·Claude Chabrol

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Frenzy

1972·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Alfred Hitchcock

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Angel Heart

1987·1h 53m·★ 7.2·Alan Parker

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How Good Is The Vanished Elephant?

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