# Movies like Ragtime

> Films most similar to Ragtime (1981) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/ragtime-1981/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[Amadeus](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/amadeus-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 8.0 · 4,737 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, tender
- **[Valmont](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/valmont-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 6.7 · 295 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Goya's Ghosts](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/goya-s-ghosts-2006/)** (2006) — ★ 6.6 · 532 votes · bittersweet, dread, outsider
- **[Man on the Moon](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/man-on-the-moon-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 7.2 · 1,977 votes · bittersweet, outsider, playful
- **[Out of Africa](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/out-of-africa-1985/)** (1985) — ★ 7.2 · 1,526 votes · bittersweet, epic, tender
- **[The Right Stuff](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-right-stuff-1983/)** (1983) — ★ 7.4 · 958 votes · epic, tender, uplifting
- **[The Killing Fields](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-killing-fields-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 7.5 · 824 votes · dread, gut-punch, raw
- **[Henry V](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/henry-v-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 7.1 · 408 votes · cerebral, epic, tender
- **[Lion of the Desert](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/lion-of-the-desert-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 7.4 · 196 votes · bittersweet, epic, raw
- **[Amistad](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/amistad-1997/)** (1997) — ★ 7.0 · 1,413 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, gut-punch
- **[Seabiscuit](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/seabiscuit-2003/)** (2003) — ★ 7.1 · 928 votes · bittersweet, tender, uplifting

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