Movies Like The Handmaid's Tale

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

The Tin Drum

1979·2h 42m·★ 7.4·Volker Schlöndorff

2 shared crewDir. Volker SchlöndorffDP: Igor Luther

Coup de Grâce

1976·1h 35m·★ 7.0·Volker Schlöndorff

2 shared crewDir. Volker SchlöndorffDP: Igor Luther

Circle of Deceit

1981·1h 48m·★ 7.1·Volker Schlöndorff

2 shared crewDir. Volker SchlöndorffDP: Igor Luther

1984

1956·1h 30m·★ 6.9·Michael Anderson

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Star Wars

1977·2h 1m·★ 8.6·George Lucas

Themes: totalitarianism, rebellion

Shutter Island

2010·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

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The Tenant

1976·2h 6m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

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1983·1h 43m·★ 7.2·David Cronenberg

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2003·2h 7m·★ 7.1·Gary Fleder

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2001·1h 41m·★ 6.9·Scott Hicks

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1992·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Neil Jordan

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1965·2h 34m·★ 6.7·Richard Brooks

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1982·2h 16m·★ 7.1·George Roy Hill

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2009·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Michael Mann

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2008·1h 38m·★ 6.1·Nick Moore

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2006·1h 54m·★ 6.9·Miloš Forman

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How Good Is The Handmaid's Tale?

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