Movies Like The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
If you liked The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021), a drama and comedy movie directed by Wes Anderson, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Cape Fear (1962)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaSam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaWhen churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His wife, Georgina, is especially disgusted by…
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The Rum Diary (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and dramaTired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan…
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The Last Supper (1995)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and dramaA group of idealistic but frustrated liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering right-wing pundits for their political beliefs.
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Falling Down (1993)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaAn ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
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Marked for Death (1990)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaJust retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher crosses paths…
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The Killing Fields (1984)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaNew York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid…
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True Crime (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaBoozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly…
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Natural Born Killers (1994)
★ 7/10Also dramaTwo victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
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A Dry White Season (1989)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaDuring the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
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The Tenant (1976)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaA quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaJean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve…
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Murder Ahoy (1964)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and comedyDuring an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The…
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50/50 (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and dramaInspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
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CQ (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and dramaA young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi…
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Greta (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaA young woman returns a lonely widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the two — until the young woman discovers the widow might not be all that she seems.
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Lust for Life (1956)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaAn intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented…
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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaDito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls his childhood growing up in a violent neighborhood in Queens, N.Y…
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Papillon (1973)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaA man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
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Modigliani (2004)
★ 7/10Also dramaSet in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young…