Movies Like David Copperfield

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

The Women

1939·2h 13m·★ 7.7·George Cukor

2 shared crewDir. George CukorDP: Oliver T. Marsh

Oliver Twist

1948·2h 1m·★ 7.8·David Lean

Themes: victorian england, orphanFans also likedDrama & Adventure

Anna Karenina

1935·1h 35m·★ 7.0·Clarence Brown

3 shared cast incl. Freddie Bartholomew & Maureen O'SullivanDrama & Romance

Romeo and Juliet

1936·2h 5m·★ 6.4·George Cukor

Both star Edna May Oliver & Basil RathboneDir. George CukorDrama & Romance

Pandora's Box

1929·2h 21m·★ 7.7·G.W. Pabst

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Finding Your Feet

2017·1h 51m·★ 6.8·Richard Loncraine

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The Murderers Are Among Us

1946·1h 21m·★ 7.4·Wolfgang Staudte

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Lulus

2023·1h 45m·★ 6.1·Yann Samuell

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Drama

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1936·1h 42m·★ 7.3·John Cromwell

Fans also likedStarring Freddie Bartholomew

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

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Pride & Prejudice

2005·2h 8m·★ 7.8·Joe Wright

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2001: A Space Odyssey

1968·2h 29m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

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Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

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Shrek

2001·1h 30m·★ 7.9·Andrew Adamson

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

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Sense and Sensibility

1995·2h 16m·★ 7.7·Ang Lee

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Lolita

1962·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

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Dead Man

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

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Wuthering Heights

1939·1h 44m·★ 7.5·William Wyler

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How Good Is David Copperfield?

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