Movies Like Breaking the Waves

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

Mifune

1999·1h 38m·★ 7.1·Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

Themes: disabled, prostituteTMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

2013·2h 4m·★ 6.6·Lars von Trier

3 shared cast incl. Stellan Skarsgård & Udo KierDir. Lars von Trier

Brimstone

2016·2h 28m·★ 7.0·Martin Koolhoven

Themes: church, prostituteFans also liked

My Life Without Me

2003·1h 46m·★ 7.4·Isabel Coixet

TMDB recommendsThemes: parent child relationship, dying and deathDrama & Romance

Young Adam

2003·1h 33m·★ 6.3·David Mackenzie

Themes: scotland, dying and deathFans also likedDrama & Romance

A Clockwork Orange

1971·2h 17m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: society, audacious, parent child relationship

Breakfast on Pluto

2005·2h 8m·★ 7.2·Neil Jordan

Themes: audacious, 1970sFans also liked

Ratcatcher

1999·1h 34m·★ 7.5·Lynne Ramsay

Themes: scotland, 1970sFans also liked

Shell

2012·1h 30m·★ 6.4·Scott Graham

Themes: scotland, parent child relationshipFans also liked

The Matrix Reloaded

2003·2h 18m·★ 7.2·Lana Wachowski

Themes: faith, dying and death

Forrest Gump

1994·2h 22m·★ 8.8·Robert Zemeckis

Themes: 1970s, parent child relationshipDrama & Romance

Taxi Driver

1976·1h 54m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

Themes: audacious, 1970s

Saturday Night

2024·1h 49m·★ 6.8·Jason Reitman

Themes: audacious, 1970s

Talk to Her

2002·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Lars and the Real Girl

2007·1h 47m·★ 7.3·Craig Gillespie

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007·2h 19m·★ 6.4·Mike Newell

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

To Take A Wife

2004·1h 37m·★ 7.1·Ronit Elkabetz

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Jesus, Mary and Joey

2006·1h 45m·★ 4.8·James Quattrochi

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

TMDB recommends

Amores Perros

2000·2h 34m·★ 8.0·Alejandro González Iñárritu

TMDB recommends

How Good Is Breaking the Waves?

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

Where to Watch Breaking the Waves

Streaming, rental, and purchase options across 40+ countries.

CountryUnited States

Type

AllStreamRentBuyTheaters

United States

US

Stream

2

MUBI

MUBI Amazon Channel

Rent

3

Fandango At Home

Google Play Movies

YouTube

Buy

4

Google Play Movies

YouTube

Fandango At Home

Amazon DVD / Blu-ray

Available in 51 countries