Movies Like The World of Apu

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

Aparajito

1956·1h 50m·★ 8.2·Satyajit Ray

Apu Collection2 shared crewDir. Satyajit Ray

Pather Panchali

1955·2h 5m·★ 8.2·Satyajit Ray

Apu Collection2 shared crewDir. Satyajit Ray

Charulata

1964·1h 57m·★ 8.1·Satyajit Ray

2 shared crewDir. Satyajit RayDP: Subrata Mitra

Kanchenjungha

1962·1h 42m·★ 7.8·Satyajit Ray

2 shared crewDir. Satyajit RayDP: Subrata Mitra

The Music Room

1958·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Satyajit Ray

2 shared crewDir. Satyajit RayDP: Subrata Mitra

The Philosopher's Stone

1958·1h 51m·★ 7.6·Satyajit Ray

2 shared crewDir. Satyajit RayDP: Subrata Mitra

Days and Nights in the Forest

1970·1h 57m·★ 8.0·Satyajit Ray

Both star Soumitra Chatterjee & Sharmila TagoreDir. Satyajit Ray

Saving Private Ryan

1998·2h 49m·★ 8.6·Steven Spielberg

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Roman Holiday

1953·1h 59m·★ 8.0·William Wyler

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Umberto D.

1952·1h 31m·★ 8.1·Vittorio De Sica

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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

2003·1h 43m·★ 8.0·Kim Ki-duk

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Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

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Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

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Do the Right Thing

1989·2h·★ 7.9·Spike Lee

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Rififi

1955·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Jules Dassin

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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974·1h 33m·★ 8.0·Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Amores Perros

2000·2h 34m·★ 8.0·Alejandro González Iñárritu

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Talk to Her

2002·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Pedro Almodóvar

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Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

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Pandora's Box

1929·2h 21m·★ 7.7·G.W. Pabst

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How Good Is The World of Apu?

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