Movies Like Cry, the Beloved Country

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

Dangerous Ground

1997·1h 35m·★ 4.5·Darrell James Roodt

2 shared crewDir. Darrell James RoodtDP: Paul Gilpin

Sarafina!

1992·1h 57m·★ 6.4·Darrell James Roodt

Themes: apartheid, south africaDir. Darrell James Roodt

Cry Freedom

1987·2h 37m·★ 7.4·Richard Attenborough

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Shepherds and Butchers

2017·1h 46m·★ 6.8·Oliver Schmitz

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Yesterday

2004·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Darrell James Roodt

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The Power of One

1992·2h 7m·★ 7.1·John G. Avildsen

Fans also likedStarring Ian Roberts

Red Dust

2004·1h 50m·★ 6.7·Tom Hooper

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The Wages of Fear

1953·2h 33m·★ 8.1·Henri-Georges Clouzot

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Blade Runner

1982·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Ridley Scott

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Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

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Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000·2h·★ 7.9·Ang Lee

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Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

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About a Boy

2002·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Paul Weitz

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Patriot Games

1992·1h 57m·★ 6.8·Phillip Noyce

Both star James Earl Jones & Richard Harris

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007·2h 19m·★ 6.4·Mike Newell

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The White Dawn

1974·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Philip Kaufman

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How Good Is Cry, the Beloved Country?

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