Movies Like 1984

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Dam Busters

1955·2h 4m·★ 7.4·Michael Anderson

Both star Michael Redgrave & Ernest ClarkDir. Michael Anderson

Blade Runner

1982·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Drama

A Clockwork Orange

1971·2h 17m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommends

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968·2h 29m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommends

Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

TMDB recommends

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

TMDB recommends

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000·2h·★ 7.9·Ang Lee

TMDB recommends

Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommends

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

TMDB recommends

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1984·1h 53m·★ 7.0·Michael Radford

Fans also likedDrama & Science Fiction

About a Boy

2002·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Paul Weitz

TMDB recommends

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007·2h 19m·★ 6.4·Mike Newell

TMDB recommends

The White Dawn

1974·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Philip Kaufman

TMDB recommends

The Giver

2014·1h 37m·★ 6.4·Phillip Noyce

Fans also likedDrama & Science Fiction

Elysium

2013·1h 49m·★ 6.6·Neill Blomkamp

Fans also likedScience Fiction & Drama

Zathura: A Space Adventure

2005·1h 41m·★ 6.3·Jon Favreau

TMDB recommends

The Weather Man

2005·1h 41m·★ 6.5·Gore Verbinski

TMDB recommends

The Good German

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Steven Soderbergh

TMDB recommends

The Curious Female

1970·1h 27m·★ 4.2·Paul Rapp

TMDB recommends

Shake Hands with the Devil

1959·1h 51m·★ 7.0·Michael Anderson

Starring Michael RedgraveDir. Michael Anderson

How Good Is 1984?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.