Movies Like The Sheltering Sky

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

1900

1976·5h 17m·★ 7.6·Bernardo Bertolucci

2 shared crewDir. Bernardo BertolucciDP: Vittorio Storaro

The Last Emperor

1987·2h 43m·★ 7.7·Bernardo Bertolucci

2 shared crewDir. Bernardo BertolucciDP: Vittorio Storaro

The Conformist

1971·1h 48m·★ 7.9·Bernardo Bertolucci

2 shared crewDir. Bernardo BertolucciDP: Vittorio Storaro

The Spider's Stratagem

1970·1h 40m·★ 6.8·Bernardo Bertolucci

2 shared crewDir. Bernardo BertolucciDP: Vittorio Storaro

Last Tango in Paris

1972·2h 9m·★ 6.8·Bernardo Bertolucci

2 shared crewDir. Bernardo BertolucciDP: Vittorio Storaro

Little Buddha

1993·2h 3m·★ 6.2·Bernardo Bertolucci

2 shared crewDir. Bernardo BertolucciDP: Vittorio Storaro

Luna

1979·2h 22m·★ 6.3·Bernardo Bertolucci

2 shared crewDir. Bernardo BertolucciDP: Vittorio Storaro

Sahara

2005·2h 4m·★ 6.1·Breck Eisner

Themes: sahara desert, africaAdventure & Drama

Cairo Time

2009·1h 28m·★ 6.6·Ruba Nadda

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1966·2h 11m·★ 8.0·Mike Nichols

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The Color Purple

1985·2h 34m·★ 7.7·Steven Spielberg

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Breathless

1960·1h 30m·★ 7.6·Jean-Luc Godard

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Hannah and Her Sisters

1986·1h 47m·★ 7.8·Woody Allen

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Ossessione

1944·2h 20m·★ 7.5·Luchino Visconti

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The Promised Land

1975·2h 59m·★ 7.8·Andrzej Wajda

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People on Sunday

1930·1h 14m·★ 7.2·Robert Siodmak

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Live Flesh

1997·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Pedro Almodóvar

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Madagascar

2005·1h 26m·★ 7.0·Eric Darnell

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Monsoon Wedding

2001·1h 54m·★ 7.3·Mira Nair

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Grill Point

2002·1h 51m·★ 7.1·Andreas Dresen

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How Good Is The Sheltering Sky?

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