Movies Like The Human Comedy

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

National Velvet

1945·2h 3m·★ 7.3·Clarence Brown

Both star Mickey Rooney & Jackie 'Butch' JenkinsDir. Clarence BrownDrama & Family

The Lulus

2023·1h 45m·★ 6.1·Yann Samuell

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Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

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Full Metal Jacket

1987·1h 57m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

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Central Station

1998·1h 51m·★ 8.0·Walter Salles

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The Iron Giant

1999·1h 26m·★ 8.1·Brad Bird

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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Edward Scissorhands

1990·1h 45m·★ 7.8·Tim Burton

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Heidi

2005·1h 37m·★ 6.5·Paul Marcus

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Boys Don't Cry

1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

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Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980·1h 43m·★ 7.5·Jack Gold

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Stolen Kisses

1968·1h 30m·★ 7.5·François Truffaut

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A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

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Flicka

2006·1h 35m·★ 6.0·Michael Mayer

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Greyfriars Bobby

1961·1h 27m·★ 7.2·Don Chaffey

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Benji

2018·1h 27m·★ 6.4·Brandon Camp

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Where the Red Fern Grows

1974·1h 37m·★ 6.9·Norman Tokar

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Foster

2011·1h 30m·★ 6.8·Jonathan Newman

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Outbreak

1995·2h 9m·★ 6.6·Wolfgang Petersen

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Departure

2016·1h 49m·★ 6.7·Andrew Steggall

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How Good Is The Human Comedy?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.