Movies Like M. Butterfly

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

Dead Ringers

1988·1h 55m·★ 7.2·David Cronenberg

2 shared crewBoth star Jeremy Irons & Damir AndreiDir. David Cronenberg

A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

2 shared crewDir. David CronenbergDP: Peter Suschitzky

Naked Lunch

1991·1h 55m·★ 6.9·David Cronenberg

2 shared crewDir. David CronenbergDP: Peter Suschitzky

Crash

1996·1h 40m·★ 6.4·David Cronenberg

2 shared crewDir. David CronenbergDP: Peter Suschitzky

A Dangerous Method

2011·1h 39m·★ 6.4·David Cronenberg

2 shared crewDir. David CronenbergDP: Peter Suschitzky

Maps to the Stars

2014·1h 52m·★ 6.2·David Cronenberg

2 shared crewDir. David CronenbergDP: Peter Suschitzky

Cosmopolis

2012·1h 49m·★ 5.1·David Cronenberg

2 shared crewDir. David CronenbergDP: Peter Suschitzky

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981·2h 4m·★ 6.9·Karel Reisz

Fans also likedDrama & Romance & HistoryStarring Jeremy Irons

Shanghai Express

1932·1h 22m·★ 7.3·Josef von Sternberg

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance & History

Munich – The Edge of War

2021·2h 10m·★ 6.8·Christian Schwochow

Fans also likedStarring Jeremy IronsDrama & History

JFK

1991·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

1919·1h 29m·★ 7.2·D.W. Griffith

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Hairspray

2007·1h 57m·★ 6.7·Adam Shankman

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Chappaquiddick

2018·1h 47m·★ 6.4·John Curran

TMDB recommendsHistory & Drama

Radioactive

2020·1h 51m·★ 6.3·Marjane Satrapi

Fans also likedDrama & Romance & History

Original Sin

2001·1h 56m·★ 6.0·Michael Cristofer

Fans also likedDrama & Romance & History

The Lost City

2005·2h 24m·★ 6.5·Andy Garcia

Fans also likedDrama & Romance & History

The Invisible Woman

2013·1h 51m·★ 6.1·Ralph Fiennes

Fans also likedDrama & History & Romance

Girl, Interrupted

1999·2h 7m·★ 7.3·James Mangold

TMDB recommends

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021·1h 57m·★ 8.0·Questlove

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How Good Is M. Butterfly?

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