Movies Like Variety

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

The Last Laugh

1924·1h 30m·★ 8.0·F. W. Murnau

3 shared cast incl. Emil Jannings & Maly DelschaftDP: Karl Freund

The Big Parade

1925·2h 31m·★ 7.9·King Vidor

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

The Crowd

1928·1h 38m·★ 8.0·King Vidor

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Lovers on the Bridge

1991·2h 6m·★ 7.6·Leos Carax

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

His Girl Friday

1940·1h 32m·★ 7.8·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

A Better Tomorrow

1986·1h 35m·★ 7.4·John Woo

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Woman in the Moon

1929·2h 50m·★ 7.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Pusher II

2004·1h 40m·★ 7.3·Nicolas Winding Refn

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Tartuffe

1926·1h 2m·★ 7.1·F. W. Murnau

DP: Karl FreundStarring Emil Jannings

Blue Story

2019·1h 31m·★ 6.3·Rapman

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Romance

Underworld

1927·1h 27m·★ 7.5·Josef von Sternberg

Fans also likedDrama & Crime & Romance

The Olsen Gang Sees Red

1976·1h 40m·★ 7.7·Erik Balling

TMDB recommends

The Blue Angel

1930·1h 48m·★ 7.6·Josef von Sternberg

Both star Emil Jannings & Kurt Gerron

The Olsen Gang on the Track

1975·1h 40m·★ 7.3·Erik Balling

TMDB recommends

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927·1h 31m·★ 7.3·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommends

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916·3h 17m·★ 7.6·D.W. Griffith

TMDB recommends

Take the Money and Run

1969·1h 25m·★ 7.2·Woody Allen

TMDB recommends

The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

Bronson

2009·1h 32m·★ 7.0·Nicolas Winding Refn

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

The Enforcer

2022·1h 31m·★ 5.4·Richard Hughes

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

How Good Is Variety?

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