Movies Like The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

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

Affinity

2008·2h·★ 6.2·Tim Fywell

Themes: lesbian relationship, 19th centuryFans also likedStarring Anna Madeley

The World Unseen

2007·1h 34m·★ 6.5·Shamim Sarif

Themes: male homosexuality, lesbian relationshipFans also likedRomance & Drama

Wilde

1997·1h 58m·★ 6.9·Brian Gilbert

Themes: male homosexuality, 19th centuryFans also likedStarring Gemma Jones

Cinderella Man

2005·2h 24m·★ 8.0·Ron Howard

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The People

1972·1h 14m·★ 5.8·John Korty

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The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005·2h·★ 7.5·Brent Shields

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Looking: The Movie

2016·1h 25m·★ 7.5·Andrew Haigh

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Christopher and His Kind

2011·1h 30m·★ 7.0·Geoffrey Sax

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Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Saving Private Ryan

1998·2h 49m·★ 8.6·Steven Spielberg

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Pride & Prejudice

2005·2h 8m·★ 7.8·Joe Wright

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Hotel Rwanda

2004·2h 2m·★ 8.1·Terry George

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All the President's Men

1976·2h 18m·★ 7.9·Alan J. Pakula

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Maurice

1987·2h 20m·★ 7.6·James Ivory

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My Policeman

2022·1h 53m·★ 6.6·Michael Grandage

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Almost Famous

2000·2h 4m·★ 7.9·Cameron Crowe

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I Can't Think Straight

2008·1h 22m·★ 6.4·Shamim Sarif

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Dead Man

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

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The Age of Innocence

1993·2h 18m·★ 7.2·Martin Scorsese

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Jane Eyre

1996·1h 53m·★ 6.8·Franco Zeffirelli

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How Good Is The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister?

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