Movies Like The White Dawn

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

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1978·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Philip Kaufman

2 shared crewDir. Philip KaufmanDP: Michael Chapman

The Wanderers

1979·1h 57m·★ 7.3·Philip Kaufman

2 shared crewDir. Philip KaufmanDP: Michael Chapman

Rising Sun

1993·2h 5m·★ 6.3·Philip Kaufman

2 shared crewDir. Philip KaufmanDP: Michael Chapman

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997·2h 1m·★ 6.3·Bille August

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Lord Jim

1965·2h 34m·★ 6.7·Richard Brooks

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Wilde

1997·1h 58m·★ 6.9·Brian Gilbert

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The Eagle Has Landed

1976·2h 15m·★ 6.9·John Sturges

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Mutiny on the Bounty

1935·2h 12m·★ 7.6·Frank Lloyd

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In the Heart of the Sea

2015·2h 2m·★ 6.9·Ron Howard

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Against the Ice

2022·1h 41m·★ 6.5·Peter Flinth

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End of the Spear

2005·1h 48m·★ 6.8·Jim Hanon

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Shutter Island

2010·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

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C.R.A.Z.Y.

2005·2h 6m·★ 7.8·Jean-Marc Vallée

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From Here to Eternity

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·Fred Zinnemann

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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

2003·2h 18m·★ 7.5·Peter Weir

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The Vikings

1958·1h 55m·★ 7.0·Richard Fleischer

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Runaway Jury

2003·2h 7m·★ 7.1·Gary Fleder

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The World According to Garp

1982·2h 16m·★ 7.1·George Roy Hill

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Big Miracle

2012·1h 47m·★ 6.5·Ken Kwapis

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The Grey

2012·1h 57m·★ 6.7·Joe Carnahan

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How Good Is The White Dawn?

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