Movies Like The True Cost

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

The Promised Land

1975·2h 59m·★ 7.8·Andrzej Wajda

Themes: textile industry, factory worker, capitalismTMDB recommends

Syriana

2005·2h 8m·★ 6.8·Stephen Gaghan

Themes: globalization, capitalismTMDB recommends

Collapse

2009·1h 22m·★ 7.7·Chris Smith

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Roger & Me

1989·1h 31m·★ 7.5·Michael Moore

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The Shock Doctrine

2009·1h 22m·★ 7.6·Michael Winterbottom

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Generation Wealth

2018·1h 50m·★ 6.7·Lauren Greenfield

Themes: consumerism, capitalismFans also liked

Margin Call

2011·1h 47m·★ 7.1·J.C. Chandor

Themes: economics, capitalism

Repo Man

1984·1h 32m·★ 6.8·Alex Cox

Themes: consumerism, capitalism

The Wages of Fear

1953·2h 33m·★ 8.1·Henri-Georges Clouzot

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Eyes Wide Shut

1999·2h 40m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

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The Devil Wears Prada

2006·1h 49m·★ 7.0·David Frankel

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The Secret Life of Words

2005·1h 55m·★ 7.4·Isabel Coixet

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If I Had Four Dromedaries

1966·49m·★ 7.8·Chris Marker

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Nas: Time Is Illmatic

2014·1h 14m·★ 7.1·One9

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Hidden Universe

2013·36m·★ 6.8·Russel Scott

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Before Night Falls

2000·2h 14m·★ 7.1·Julian Schnabel

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The Man by the Shore

1993·1h 46m·★ 6.5·Raoul Peck

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How Good Is The True Cost?

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