Movies Like West of Zanzibar

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

The Blackbird

1926·1h 26m·★ 6.7·Tod Browning

2 shared crewThemes: disability, silent filmDir. Tod Browning

Iron Man

1931·1h 13m·★ 5.7·Tod Browning

2 shared crewDir. Tod BrowningDP: Percy Hilburn

The Unknown

1927·1h 8m·★ 7.7·Tod Browning

Themes: psychotronic, silent filmDir. Tod BrowningStarring Lon Chaney

The Shock

1923·1h 10m·★ 6.4·Lambert Hillyer

Themes: cripple, disability, silent filmStarring Lon Chaney

The Raven

1963·1h 26m·★ 6.5·Roger Corman

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The Show

1927·1h 16m·★ 6.9·Tod Browning

Both star Lionel Barrymore & Jacqueline GadsdenDir. Tod Browning

He Who Gets Slapped

1924·1h 12m·★ 7.7·Victor Sjöström

Themes: based on play or musical, silent filmStarring Lon ChaneyDrama & Thriller

Underworld

1927·1h 27m·★ 7.5·Josef von Sternberg

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Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

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The Eagle

1925·1h 13m·★ 6.6·Clarence Brown

Themes: vengeance, silent film

The Unholy Three

1925·1h 26m·★ 7.1·Tod Browning

Starring Lon ChaneyDir. Tod BrowningThriller & Drama

Time Without Pity

1957·1h 28m·★ 6.8·Joseph Losey

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Outside the Law

1921·1h 16m·★ 6.5·Tod Browning

Starring Lon ChaneyDir. Tod BrowningDrama & Thriller

Nancy

2018·1h 27m·★ 6.2·Christina Choe

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A Bittersweet Life

2005·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Kim Jee-woon

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A Better Tomorrow

1986·1h 35m·★ 7.4·John Woo

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Rosetta

1999·1h 35m·★ 7.4·Jean-Pierre Dardenne

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Nightmare Alley

1947·1h 51m·★ 7.7·Edmund Goulding

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The Last Adventure

1967·1h 52m·★ 7.0·Robert Enrico

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Cobra Verde

1987·1h 51m·★ 6.9·Werner Herzog

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How Good Is West of Zanzibar?

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