Movies Like To Be or Not to Be

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

The Great Dictator

1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

4 shared themes: jewish ghetto, dramatic, nazi...TMDB recommendsComedy & War

To Be or Not to Be

1983·1h 47m·★ 6.9·Alan Johnson

Themes: gay theme, dramatic, naziFans also likedComedy & War

Kung Fury

2015·32m·★ 7.9·David Sandberg

Themes: adolf hitler, naziTMDB recommends

Dot the I

2003·1h 32m·★ 6.7·Matthew Parkhill

Themes: love triangle, london, englandFans also likedComedy & Romance

The Good German

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Steven Soderbergh

Themes: nazi, black and whiteTMDB recommendsRomance & War

Wings

1927·2h 24m·★ 7.5·William A. Wellman

Themes: love triangle, black and whiteFans also likedWar & Romance

Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

Themes: dramatic, black and whiteTMDB recommends

Pandora's Box

1929·2h 21m·★ 7.7·G.W. Pabst

Themes: london, england, black and whiteTMDB recommends

The Pianist

2002·2h 30m·★ 8.5·Roman Polanski

Themes: warsaw ghetto, polish resistance, nazi

Corpse Bride

2005·1h 17m·★ 7.4·Mike Johnson

Themes: romantic, love triangle

The Drama

2026·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Kristoffer Borgli

Themes: infidelity, dark comedyRomance & Comedy

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009·2h 33m·★ 7.6·David Yates

Themes: dramatic, london, england

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010·2h 26m·★ 7.7·David Yates

Themes: dramatic, london, england

The Lion in Winter

1968·2h 14m·★ 7.8·Anthony Harvey

Themes: gay theme, infidelity

"Wuthering Heights"

2026·2h 16m·★ 6.1·Emerald Fennell

Themes: dramatic, infidelity

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964·1h 35m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: black and white, dark comedyComedy & War

Airplane!

1980·1h 28m·★ 7.7·Jim Abrahams

TMDB recommendsStarring Robert Stack

Some Like It Hot

1959·2h 3m·★ 8.2·Billy Wilder

TMDB recommendsComedy & Romance

Roman Holiday

1953·1h 59m·★ 8.0·William Wyler

TMDB recommendsRomance & Comedy

Nothing Sacred

1937·1h 17m·★ 6.8·William A. Wellman

Both star Carole Lombard & Sig RumanComedy & Romance

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