Movies Like Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 drama film from Elia Kazan with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Father Mother Sister Brother and Manhattan.

Drama

Father Mother Sister Brother

2025

Estranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents.

6.4

MagicScore

Manhattan

1979

Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

7.7

MagicScore

Bright Lights, Big City

1988

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.

5.7

MagicScore

Something from Tiffany's

2022

One woman's life is forever changed by an engagement ring meant for someone else.

6.7

MagicScore

Diary of a Chambermaid

1964

Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her job and leave, but when a young girl is raped and murdered, Celestine believes that the Monteils' groundskeeper, Joseph, is guilty, and stays on in order to prove it. She uses her sexuality and the promise of marriage to get Joseph to confess -- but things do not go as planned.

7.1

MagicScore

The Hurricane

1937

A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.

6.7

MagicScore

The Thing with Feathers

2025

After a tragic loss, a grieving father tries to raise his young sons whilst dealing with an unlikely, unpredictable, and uninvited houseguest.

6.6

MagicScore

The Big Clock

1948

Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor has to post-pone a vacation with his wife, again, when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss Janoth to find the killer. As the investigation proceeds to its conclusion, Stroud must try to disrupt his ordinarily brilliant investigative team as they increasingly build evidence (albeit wrong) that he is the killer.

7.3

MagicScore

Stalker

1979

Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.

8.1

MagicScore

#10

The Whisper Man

2026

When his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.

6.8

MagicScore

#11

25th Hour

2002

In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, and his final hours of freedom are devoted to hanging out with his closest buddies and trying to prepare his girlfriend for his extended absence.

7.3

MagicScore

#12

The Escort

2015

Desperate for a good story, a sex-addicted journalist throws himself into the world of high-class escorts when he starts following a Stanford-educated prostitute.

6.0

MagicScore

#13

The Old Guard

1960

Three friends leave their village for a retirement home travelling the countryside

6.2

MagicScore

#14

Hold the Dark

2018

In the grim Alaskan winter, a naturalist hunts for wolves blamed for killing a local boy, but he soon finds himself swept into a chilling mystery.

5.4

MagicScore

#15

The French Dispatch

2021

The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

Toyland

2007

On a winter morning, a mother goes to waken her son Heinrich; his bed is empty. She leaves her flat to find him. The neighbors' door, with a Star of David painted on it, is ajar, the furnishings in disarray, the family gone. She asks passersby, runs to the police then on to the rail yard. Flashbacks show that Heinrich and the neighbors' son Paul are six years old and best friends. Paul's family's deportation is expected soon; Heinrich's mother tells her son that they're going to Toyland. Heinrich wants to go with them, has a bag packed, and listens for their departure. His mother realizes he's joined them, and her resolve becomes more urgent. Will she arrive in time to save Heinrich?

7.1

MagicScore

#17

Paths of Glory

1957

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

8.3

MagicScore

#18

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.

7.8

MagicScore

#19

Satantango

1994

Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.

8.1

MagicScore

#20

The Lost Weekend

1945

Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last - one way or another.

7.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Gentleman's Agreement?

The top films similar to Gentleman's Agreement by MovieMagicScore are Father Mother Sister Brother (6.4), Manhattan (7.7), Bright Lights, Big City (5.7). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Gentleman's Agreement worth watching?

Gentleman's Agreement holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 264 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Gentleman's Agreement?

Gentleman's Agreement (1947) is a drama film directed by Elia Kazan, starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield.

Where can I find more recommendations like Gentleman's Agreement?

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About movies like Gentleman's Agreement

This ranked list pairs Gentleman's Agreement (1947), a drama film from Elia Kazan, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Gregory Peck take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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