Movies Like David Copperfield

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

The Hunchback

1997·1h 38m·★ 6.2·Peter Medak

2 shared crewDir. Peter MedakDP: Elemér Ragályi

Oliver Twist

1948·2h 1m·★ 7.8·David Lean

Themes: victorian england, orphanFans also liked

David Copperfield

1935·2h 10m·★ 7.3·George Cukor

Themes: victorian england, orphanFans also liked

The Brutalist

2024·3h 35m·★ 7.2·Brady Corbet

Themes: death of mother, orphan

Apocalypse Now

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

TMDB recommends

The Wages of Fear

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

TMDB recommends

Blade Runner

1982·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommends

Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

TMDB recommends

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

TMDB recommends

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000·2h·★ 7.9·Ang Lee

TMDB recommends

Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommends

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980·1h 43m·★ 7.5·Jack Gold

Fans also likedDrama & TV Movie

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

TMDB recommends

Absolute Power

1997·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Clint Eastwood

TMDB recommends

About a Boy

2002·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Paul Weitz

TMDB recommends

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007·2h 19m·★ 6.4·Mike Newell

TMDB recommends

The White Dawn

1974·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Philip Kaufman

TMDB recommends

The Mighty Angel

2014·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Wojtek Smarzowski

TMDB recommends

Mansfield Park

2007·1h 33m·★ 6.2·Iain B. MacDonald

Fans also likedDrama & TV Movie

Evening

2007·1h 57m·★ 6.4·Lajos Koltai

Both star Hugh Dancy & Eileen Atkins

How Good Is David Copperfield?

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