Movies Like A Useful Life

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

The Moneychanger

2019·1h 37m·★ 6.3·Federico Veiroj

2 shared crewDir. Federico VeirojDP: Arauco Hernández Holz

The Apostate

2015·1h 20m·★ 5.7·Federico Veiroj

2 shared crewDir. Federico VeirojDP: Arauco Hernández Holz

One Cut of the Dead

2017·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Shinichiro Ueda

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Superboys of Malegaon

2025·2h 8m·★ 7.7·Reema Kagti

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Even the Wind Is Afraid

1968·1h 28m·★ 7.2·Carlos Enrique Taboada

TMDB recommends

Pain and Glory

2019·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Pedro Almodóvar

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Inseparables

2016·1h 48m·★ 6.7·Marcos Carnevale

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

The Golden Coach

1952·1h 45m·★ 7.0·Jean Renoir

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Rapture

1980·1h 50m·★ 6.8·Iván Zulueta

TMDB recommends

Apartment Zero

1989·2h 4m·★ 6.8·Martin Donovan

TMDB recommends

Goodbye, Dragon Inn

2003·1h 22m·★ 7.1·Tsai Ming-liang

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My Week with Marilyn

2011·1h 39m·★ 6.9·Simon Curtis

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The Olive Tree

2016·1h 36m·★ 6.8·Icíar Bollaín

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

1996·1h 13m·★ 7.1·Jim Mallon

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The Harder They Come

1972·1h 43m·★ 6.8·Perry Henzell

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The Day of the Locust

1975·2h 25m·★ 6.9·John Schlesinger

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After Midnight

2004·1h 32m·★ 6.8·Davide Ferrario

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RKO 281

1999·1h 24m·★ 7.0·Benjamin Ross

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Don't Think Twice

2016·1h 32m·★ 6.7·Mike Birbiglia

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

The Other Way Around

2024·1h 54m·★ 6.4·Jonás Trueba

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

How Good Is A Useful Life?

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