Movies Like Whistle Down the Wind

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

Brother of Sleep

1995·2h 7m·★ 7.0·Joseph Vilsmaier

Themes: village life, rural areaTMDB recommends

Sky West and Crooked

1966·1h 45m·★ 6.8·John Mills

3 shared cast incl. Hayley Mills & Norman Bird

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939·1h 20m·★ 7.4·Sidney Lanfield

Themes: fugitive, rural areaFans also liked

Murder at the Gallop

1963·1h 21m·★ 7.2·George Pollock

DP: Arthur IbbetsonFans also likedCrime & Drama

Wolf Children

2012·1h 57m·★ 8.1·Mamoru Hosoda

Themes: farming, rural area

Signs

2002·1h 46m·★ 6.8·M. Night Shyamalan

Themes: faith, rural area

North by Northwest

1959·2h 17m·★ 8.3·Alfred Hitchcock

Themes: fugitive, on the run

The Fugitive

1993·2h 11m·★ 7.8·Andrew Davis

Themes: fugitive, on the run

Far from the Madding Crowd

1967·2h 46m·★ 7.2·John Schlesinger

Fans also likedStarring Alan Bates

Taken 3

2014·1h 49m·★ 6.0·Olivier Megaton

Themes: fugitive, on the run

The Incredible Hulk

2008·1h 54m·★ 6.6·Louis Leterrier

Themes: fugitive, on the run

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

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A Clockwork Orange

1971·2h 17m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

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Aparajito

1956·1h 50m·★ 8.2·Satyajit Ray

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Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

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Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

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The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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Oliver Twist

1948·2h 1m·★ 7.8·David Lean

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

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How Good Is Whistle Down the Wind?

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