Movies Like The Forest for the Trees

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

Antonia's Line

1995·1h 42m·★ 7.4·Marleen Gorris

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Together Together

2021·1h 30m·★ 6.4·Nikole Beckwith

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Hotel Very Welcome

2007·1h 29m·★ 6.4·Sonja Heiss

DP: Nikolai von GraevenitzStarring Eva Löbau

The Teachers' Lounge

2023·1h 38m·★ 7.4·İlker Çatak

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Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Andrei Rublev

1966·3h 3m·★ 8.0·Andrei Tarkovsky

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Shrek

2001·1h 30m·★ 7.9·Andrew Adamson

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The Music Room

1958·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Satyajit Ray

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Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

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Barren Lives

1963·1h 40m·★ 7.5·Nelson Pereira dos Santos

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Moxie

2021·1h 50m·★ 6.7·Amy Poehler

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Contra

2020·1h 44m·★ 6.8·Sönke Wortmann

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The Mask

1994·1h 41m·★ 7.0·Chuck Russell

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Husbands and Wives

1992·1h 48m·★ 7.5·Woody Allen

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Policewoman

2000·1h 37m·★ 7.5·Andreas Dresen

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Miss Stevens

2016·1h 26m·★ 6.5·Julia Hart

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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

2025·2h 4m·★ 6.5·Michael Morris

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Shrek the Third

2007·1h 33m·★ 6.1·Chris Miller

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Strike!

1998·1h 37m·★ 6.7·Sarah Kernochan

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My Life Without Me

2003·1h 46m·★ 7.4·Isabel Coixet

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How Good Is The Forest for the Trees?

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