Movies Like Wide Open

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

Thriller: A Cruel Picture

1973·1h 48m·★ 6.4·Bo Arne Vibenius

3 shared cast incl. Christina Lindberg & Solveig Andersson

Exposed

1971·1h 29m·★ 5.0·Gustav Wiklund

Both star Christina Lindberg & Tor IsedalDir. Gustav Wiklund

The World According to Garp

1982·2h 16m·★ 7.1·George Roy Hill

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

The Upside of Anger

2005·1h 58m·★ 6.8·Mike Binder

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

In Bed

2005·1h 25m·★ 6.1·Matías Bize

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

The Hotel New Hampshire

1984·1h 50m·★ 5.8·Tony Richardson

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Loitering with Intent

2014·1h 20m·★ 4.5·Adam Rapp

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Sabrina

1954·1h 53m·★ 7.6·Billy Wilder

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

The Silence

1963·1h 35m·★ 7.7·Ingmar Bergman

TMDB recommends

Becoming Jane

2007·2h·★ 7.0·Julian Jarrold

TMDB recommends

Pusher II

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

TMDB recommends

Life as a House

2001·2h 5m·★ 7.4·Irwin Winkler

TMDB recommends

Zabriskie Point

1970·1h 53m·★ 6.9·Michelangelo Antonioni

TMDB recommends

Up in Smoke

1978·1h 26m·★ 6.9·Lou Adler

TMDB recommends

American Pie 2

2001·1h 51m·★ 6.5·J.B. Rogers

TMDB recommends

The Other Sister

1999·2h 10m·★ 6.5·Garry Marshall

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Manny & Lo

1996·1h 28m·★ 6.6·Lisa Krueger

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

Almost Friends

2017·1h 45m·★ 5.8·Jake Goldberger

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

Polite Society

2023·1h 44m·★ 6.6·Nida Manzoor

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Stuck

2007·1h 25m·★ 6.4·Stuart Gordon

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

How Good Is Wide Open?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.