Movies Like While the Door Was Locked

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

The Staffan Stolle Story

1956·1h 47m·★ 6.3·Hasse Ekman

Both star Hasse Ekman & Stig JärrelDir. Hasse Ekman

Persona

1966·1h 24m·★ 8.0·Ingmar Bergman

TMDB recommendsStarring Gunnar Björnstrand

Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

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Eyes Wide Shut

1999·2h 40m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

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Distant Lights

2003·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Hans-Christian Schmid

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Leaving Las Vegas

1995·1h 51m·★ 7.5·Mike Figgis

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A Very Long Engagement

2004·2h 13m·★ 7.6·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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Mrs. Doubtfire

1993·2h 5m·★ 7.1·Chris Columbus

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Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

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Mifune

1999·1h 38m·★ 7.1·Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

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Live Flesh

1997·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Pedro Almodóvar

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Monsieur Ibrahim

2003·1h 31m·★ 7.3·François Dupeyron

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Shanghai Express

1932·1h 22m·★ 7.3·Josef von Sternberg

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Policewoman

2000·1h 37m·★ 7.5·Andreas Dresen

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Killing Zoe

1993·1h 36m·★ 6.4·Roger Avary

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A Daughter Of Destiny

1928·2h 11m·★ 6.2·Henrik Galeen

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Perhaps Love

2021·1h 53m·★ 6.2·Cho Eun-ji

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How Much Do You Love Me?

2005·1h 35m·★ 5.6·Bertrand Blier

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Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

1991·1h 51m·★ 4.0·Zalman King

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Girl with Hyacinths

1950·1h 29m·★ 7.5·Hasse Ekman

Starring Marianne LöfgrenDir. Hasse Ekman

How Good Is While the Door Was Locked?

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