# Movies like Down by Law

> Films most similar to Down by Law (1986) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/down-by-law-1986/>

## 10 films in this list

- **[Stranger Than Paradise](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/stranger-than-paradise-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 7.2 · 604 votes · bittersweet, outsider, slow-burn
- **[Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 7.3 · 1,391 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, outsider
- **[Paterson](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/paterson-2016/)** (2016) — ★ 7.1 · 2,051 votes · bittersweet, slow-burn, tender
- **[Crimes and Misdemeanors](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/crimes-and-misdemeanors-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 7.4 · 949 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, outsider
- **[Bagdad Cafe](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/bagdad-cafe-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 7.2 · 436 votes · foreign-gem, cozy, outsider
- **[Dead Man](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dead-man-1995/)** (1995) — ★ 7.3 · 1,722 votes · bittersweet, outsider, slow-burn
- **[Adam's Apples](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/adam-s-apples-2005/)** (2005) — ★ 7.5 · 789 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, cerebral
- **[Knockin' on Heaven's Door](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/knockin-on-heaven-s-door-1997/)** (1997) — ★ 7.7 · 579 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, playful
- **[A Simple Plan](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-simple-plan-1998/)** (1998) — ★ 7.2 · 1,069 votes · paranoid, slow-burn
- **[Man on the Moon](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/man-on-the-moon-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 7.2 · 1,977 votes · bittersweet, outsider, playful

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