Movies Like Memoirs of a Geisha

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

Nine

2009·1h 58m·★ 5.8·Rob Marshall

2 shared crewDir. Rob MarshallDP: Dion Beebe

Chicago

2002·1h 53m·★ 7.2·Rob Marshall

2 shared crewDir. Rob MarshallDP: Dion Beebe

Mary Poppins Returns

2018·2h 11m·★ 6.6·Rob Marshall

2 shared crewDir. Rob MarshallDP: Dion Beebe

The Little Mermaid

2023·2h 15m·★ 7.2·Rob Marshall

2 shared crewDir. Rob MarshallDP: Dion Beebe

Into the Woods

2014·2h 5m·★ 5.9·Rob Marshall

2 shared crewDir. Rob MarshallDP: Dion Beebe

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977·2h 17m·★ 7.6·Steven Spielberg

Themes: desperate, admiringTMDB recommends

Dirty Dancing

1987·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Emile Ardolino

Themes: secret love, sibling relationshipTMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Women in Love

1969·2h 11m·★ 7.1·Ken Russell

Themes: loss of virginity, 1920sFans also likedDrama & Romance

The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958·1h 45m·★ 5.8·John Huston

Themes: geisha, japanFans also likedDrama & Romance

In the Realm of the Senses

1976·1h 45m·★ 6.6·Nagisa Ōshima

4 shared themes: geisha, brothel, japan...Drama & Romance

Saving Private Ryan

1998·2h 49m·★ 8.6·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommendsThemes: 1940s, world war iiDrama & History

Hacksaw Ridge

2016·2h 19m·★ 8.1·Mel Gibson

Themes: admiring, japan, world war iiDrama & History

The Sleeping Dictionary

2003·1h 49m·★ 6.5·Guy Jenkin

Themes: 1930s, period dramaFans also likedDrama & Romance

Mirror

1975·1h 47m·★ 7.9·Andrei Tarkovsky

Themes: 1930s, 1940s, world war iiDrama & History

Enemy at the Gates

2001·2h 11m·★ 7.5·Jean-Jacques Annaud

TMDB recommendsThemes: 1940s, world war ii

Allied

2016·2h 4m·★ 7.1·Robert Zemeckis

Themes: 1940s, world war iiFans also likedDrama & Romance

Top Gun

1986·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Tony Scott

Themes: admiring, secret loveDrama & Romance

"Wuthering Heights"

2026·2h 16m·★ 6.1·Emerald Fennell

Themes: biting, period dramaRomance & Drama

Hero

2002·1h 39m·★ 7.9·Zhang Yimou

TMDB recommendsStarring Zhang ZiyiDrama & History

The Princess and the Frog

2009·1h 38m·★ 7.2·Ron Clements

Themes: loving, 1920s

How Good Is Memoirs of a Geisha?

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