Movies Like The Heart Is a Dark Forest

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

Willenbrock

2005·1h 45m·★ 6.8·Andreas Dresen

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2008·1h 40m·★ 6.7·Joanna Hogg

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2005·2h 24m·★ 8.0·Ron Howard

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Lolita

1962·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

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2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

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1946·1h 21m·★ 7.4·Wolfgang Staudte

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Antonia's Line

1995·1h 42m·★ 7.4·Marleen Gorris

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Playing by Heart

1998·2h 1m·★ 6.9·Willard Carroll

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The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Niels Mueller

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Crash

1996·1h 40m·★ 6.4·David Cronenberg

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2022·1h 26m·★ 7.0·Jerrod Carmichael

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2021·1h 30m·★ 6.4·Nikole Beckwith

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Brad's Status

2017·1h 41m·★ 6.5·Mike White

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Yella

2007·1h 30m·★ 6.7·Christian Petzold

Both star Nina Hoss & Devid Striesow

My Life Without Me

2003·1h 46m·★ 7.4·Isabel Coixet

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How Good Is The Heart Is a Dark Forest?

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