Movies Like When Were You Born

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

Alcatraz Island

1937·1h 3m·★ 5.7·William C. McGann

2 shared crewDir. William C. McGannDP: L. William O'Connell

The Good German

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Steven Soderbergh

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Children of Paradise

1945·3h 10m·★ 8.3·Marcel Carné

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On the Waterfront

1954·1h 48m·★ 8.1·Elia Kazan

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Lucky Number Slevin

2006·1h 50m·★ 7.7·Paul McGuigan

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Lost Highway

1997·2h 14m·★ 7.6·David Lynch

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Irma la Douce

1963·2h 27m·★ 7.3·Billy Wilder

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The 39 Steps

1935·1h 26m·★ 7.6·Alfred Hitchcock

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K-PAX

2001·2h·★ 7.4·Iain Softley

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Ghost

1990·2h 7m·★ 7.1·Jerry Zucker

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Angel Heart

1987·1h 53m·★ 7.2·Alan Parker

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Murder at the Gallop

1963·1h 21m·★ 7.2·George Pollock

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The Treatment

2014·2h 11m·★ 7.1·Hans Herbots

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Belle Époque

1992·1h 49m·★ 7.1·Fernando Trueba

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My Cousin Rachel

1952·1h 38m·★ 7.1·Henry Koster

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Next Door

2005·1h 15m·★ 6.4·Pål Sletaune

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TransSiberian

2008·1h 51m·★ 6.6·Brad Anderson

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Night Tide

1961·1h 24m·★ 6.4·Curtis Harrington

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The Case of the Curious Bride

1935·1h 20m·★ 6.6·Michael Curtiz

Both star Margaret Lindsay & Olin Howland

British Intelligence

1939·1h 1m·★ 6.1·Terry O. Morse

Both star Margaret Lindsay & Leonard Mudie

How Good Is When Were You Born?

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