Movies Like Return to Life

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

The Curtain Rises

1938·1h 39m·★ 7.0·Marc Allégret

Both star Louis Jouvet & Bernard BlierComedy & Drama

Priceless

2006·1h 44m·★ 7.0·Pierre Salvadori

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Alles op Tafel

2021·1h 42m·★ 6.6·Will Koopman

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

The 25th Hour

1967·2h 1m·★ 7.4·Henri Verneuil

Fans also likedStarring Serge Reggiani

Manon

1949·1h 41m·★ 6.8·Henri-Georges Clouzot

Fans also likedStarring Serge Reggiani

American History X

1998·1h 59m·★ 8.5·Tony Kaye

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To Kill a Mockingbird

1962·2h 9m·★ 8.2·Robert Mulligan

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948·2h 6m·★ 8.2·John Huston

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Brokeback Mountain

2005·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Ang Lee

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The Passion of the Christ

2004·2h 7m·★ 7.3·Mel Gibson

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Jenny Lamour

1947·1h 48m·★ 7.7·Henri-Georges Clouzot

Both star Louis Jouvet & Bernard Blier

The Experiment

2001·2h·★ 7.7·Oliver Hirschbiegel

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The Long Goodbye

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.5·Robert Altman

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Rapine

1975·1h 54m·★ 7.3·Carlos Enrique Taboada

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The Wing or the Thigh?

1976·1h 44m·★ 7.2·Claude Zidi

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Murder, My Sweet

1944·1h 35m·★ 7.5·Edward Dmytryk

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Veronika Voss

1982·1h 45m·★ 7.6·Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Hôtel du Nord

1938·1h 37m·★ 7.5·Marcel Carné

Both star Louis Jouvet & Bernard Blier

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916·3h 17m·★ 7.6·D.W. Griffith

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The Secret Life of Words

2005·1h 55m·★ 7.4·Isabel Coixet

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How Good Is Return to Life?

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