# Movies like Papillon

> Films most similar to Papillon (1973) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/papillon-1973/>

## 10 films in this list

- **[Patton](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/patton-1970/)** (1970) — ★ 7.5 · 1,208 votes · cerebral, epic
- **[The Great Escape](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-great-escape-1963/)** (1963) — ★ 7.9 · 2,828 votes · cozy, epic, uplifting
- **[The Conversation](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-conversation-1974/)** (1974) — ★ 7.5 · 2,017 votes · cerebral, paranoid, slow-burn
- **[The Long Goodbye](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-long-goodbye-1973/)** (1973) — ★ 7.4 · 761 votes · bittersweet, paranoid, tender
- **[Planet of the Apes](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/planet-of-the-apes-1968/)** (1968) — ★ 7.7 · 3,938 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, dread
- **[The Sting](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-sting-1973/)** (1973) — ★ 8.0 · 2,957 votes · bittersweet, playful, uplifting
- **[Serpico](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/serpico-1973/)** (1973) — ★ 7.5 · 2,176 votes
- **[Badlands](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/badlands-1974/)** (1974) — ★ 7.5 · 1,332 votes · bittersweet, slow-burn, tender
- **[In Cold Blood](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/in-cold-blood-1967/)** (1967) — ★ 7.5 · 424 votes · dread, gut-punch, raw
- **[Birdman of Alcatraz](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/birdman-of-alcatraz-1962/)** (1962) — ★ 7.5 · 340 votes · outsider, slow-burn, tender

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