Movies Like The Meaning of Life

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

World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime

2020·34m·★ 8.2·Don Hertzfeldt

2 shared crewDir. Don HertzfeldtDP: Don Hertzfeldt

World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts

2017·23m·★ 8.0·Don Hertzfeldt

2 shared crewDir. Don HertzfeldtDP: Don Hertzfeldt

World of Tomorrow

2015·17m·★ 8.1·Don Hertzfeldt

2 shared crewDir. Don HertzfeldtDP: Don Hertzfeldt

It's Such a Beautiful Day

2012·1h 2m·★ 8.2·Don Hertzfeldt

2 shared crewDir. Don HertzfeldtDP: Don Hertzfeldt

It's Such a Beautiful Day

2011·23m·★ 8.5·Don Hertzfeldt

2 shared crewDir. Don HertzfeldtDP: Don Hertzfeldt

Everything Will Be OK

2006·17m·★ 8.0·Don Hertzfeldt

2 shared crewDir. Don HertzfeldtDP: Don Hertzfeldt

I Am So Proud of You

2008·22m·★ 8.1·Don Hertzfeldt

2 shared crewDir. Don HertzfeldtDP: Don Hertzfeldt

Rejected

2000·9m·★ 7.9·Don Hertzfeldt

2 shared crewDir. Don HertzfeldtDP: Don Hertzfeldt

Wisdom Teeth

2010·6m·★ 6.7·Don Hertzfeldt

2 shared crewDir. Don HertzfeldtDP: Don Hertzfeldt

Ah, l'Amour

1995·2m·★ 7.1·Don Hertzfeldt

2 shared crewDir. Don HertzfeldtDP: Don Hertzfeldt

Mickey's Christmas Carol

1983·25m·★ 8.0·Burny Mattinson

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2013·2m·★ 8.0·Zack Snyder

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2003·9m·★ 8.0·Mahiro Maeda

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2003·13m·★ 7.6·Koji Morimoto

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1979·29m·★ 7.8·Yuri Norstein

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2010·32m·★ 7.7·Spike Jonze

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How Good Is The Meaning of Life?

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