Movies Like The Nun's Story

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

The African Queen

1952·1h 45m·★ 7.7·John Huston

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The Painted Veil

2006·2h 5m·★ 7.4·John Curran

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The Song of Bernadette

1943·2h 36m·★ 7.6·Henry King

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A Farewell to Arms

1957·2h 32m·★ 5.8·Charles Vidor

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The Children's Hour

1961·1h 48m·★ 7.8·William Wyler

DP: Franz PlanerStarring Audrey Hepburn

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961·1h 55m·★ 7.5·Blake Edwards

DP: Franz PlanerStarring Audrey Hepburn

The Unforgiven

1960·2h 5m·★ 6.5·John Huston

DP: Franz PlanerStarring Audrey Hepburn

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975·2h 13m·★ 8.6·Miloš Forman

Themes: nurse, hospital

Downfall

2004·2h 35m·★ 8.2·Oliver Hirschbiegel

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Talk to Her

2002·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Pedro Almodóvar

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Dead Man Walking

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Tim Robbins

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K-PAX

2001·2h·★ 7.4·Iain Softley

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Open Hearts

2002·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Susanne Bier

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Soldier of Orange

1977·2h 28m·★ 7.6·Paul Verhoeven

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The Secret Life of Words

2005·1h 55m·★ 7.4·Isabel Coixet

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The Tin Drum

1979·2h 42m·★ 7.4·Volker Schlöndorff

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Betrayed

2020·2h 6m·★ 7.1·Eirik Svensson

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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

2002·1h 51m·★ 6.8·Lone Scherfig

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Paradise Found

2003·1h 29m·★ 5.7·Mario Andreacchio

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Dark Fortune

2016·1h 53m·★ 6.6·Stefan Haupt

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How Good Is The Nun's Story?

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