Movies Like Imitation of Life

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

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958·2h 12m·★ 7.6·Douglas Sirk

2 shared crewDir. Douglas SirkDP: Russell Metty

All That Heaven Allows

1955·1h 29m·★ 7.6·Douglas Sirk

2 shared crewDir. Douglas SirkDP: Russell Metty

Written on the Wind

1956·1h 39m·★ 7.3·Douglas Sirk

2 shared crewDir. Douglas SirkDP: Russell Metty

Magnificent Obsession

1954·1h 48m·★ 7.0·Douglas Sirk

2 shared crewDir. Douglas SirkDP: Russell Metty

Battle Hymn

1957·1h 49m·★ 6.3·Douglas Sirk

2 shared crewDir. Douglas SirkDP: Russell Metty

Taza, Son of Cochise

1954·1h 19m·★ 5.6·Douglas Sirk

2 shared crewDir. Douglas SirkDP: Russell Metty

Portrait in Black

1960·1h 52m·★ 6.4·Michael Gordon

Both star Lana Turner & Sandra DeeDP: Russell Metty

The Thrill of It All

1963·1h 48m·★ 6.9·Norman Jewison

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Becoming Jane

2007·2h·★ 7.0·Julian Jarrold

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Playing by Heart

1998·2h 1m·★ 6.9·Willard Carroll

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Home Again

2017·1h 37m·★ 5.8·Hallie Meyers-Shyer

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Paris, Texas

1984·2h 25m·★ 8.1·Wim Wenders

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The Naked Island

1960·1h 37m·★ 8.0·Kaneto Shindō

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Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2

2020·1h 24m·★ 5.8·Paul Hoen

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Love Everlasting

2016·1h 32m·★ 6.3·Rob Diamond

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A Place in the Sun

1951·2h 2m·★ 7.7·George Stevens

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The Secret: Dare to Dream

2020·1h 47m·★ 6.6·Andy Tennant

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A Single Rider

2017·1h 37m·★ 6.6·Lee Zoo-young

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Life as a House

2001·2h 5m·★ 7.4·Irwin Winkler

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Close-Knit

2017·2h 7m·★ 7.2·Naoko Ogigami

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How Good Is Imitation of Life?

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