Movies Like A Very Private Affair

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

Viva Maria!

1965·2h·★ 6.3·Louis Malle

2 shared crewBoth star Brigitte Bardot & Gregor von RezzoriDir. Louis Malle

Elevator to the Gallows

1958·1h 32m·★ 7.9·Louis Malle

2 shared crewDir. Louis MalleDP: Henri Decaë

The Thief of Paris

1967·2h·★ 6.8·Louis Malle

2 shared crewDir. Louis MalleDP: Henri Decaë

The Lovers

1958·1h 31m·★ 7.1·Louis Malle

2 shared crewDir. Louis MalleDP: Henri Decaë

La Dolce Vita

1960·2h 56m·★ 8.0·Federico Fellini

TMDB recommendsStarring Marcello Mastroianni

City of God

2002·2h 9m·★ 8.6·Fernando Meirelles

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The Bridges of Madison County

1995·2h 15m·★ 7.6·Clint Eastwood

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The Killing Fields

1984·2h 22m·★ 7.8·Roland Joffé

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Where the Heart Is

2000·2h·★ 6.7·Matt Williams

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That Most Important Thing: Love

1975·1h 53m·★ 7.0·Andrzej Żuławski

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988·2h 51m·★ 7.2·Philip Kaufman

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Closer

2004·1h 44m·★ 7.1·Mike Nichols

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008·1h 36m·★ 7.1·Woody Allen

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Basquiat

1996·1h 47m·★ 6.9·Julian Schnabel

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Proof

1991·1h 30m·★ 7.2·Jocelyn Moorhouse

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Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

2006·2h 2m·★ 6.3·Steven Shainberg

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Head in the Clouds

2004·2h 1m·★ 6.5·John Duigan

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Bete Balanço

1984·1h 12m·★ 5.9·Lael Rodrigues

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Summer Heat

2008·1h 36m·★ 5.3·Monique van de Ven

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Jump

2008·1h 42m·★ 5.8·Joshua Sinclair

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How Good Is A Very Private Affair?

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