Movies Like Vera Drake

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

All or Nothing

2002·2h 8m·★ 7.5·Mike Leigh

4 shared cast incl. Lesley Manville & Ruth Sheen2 shared crewDir. Mike Leigh

Another Year

2010·2h 9m·★ 7.4·Mike Leigh

3 shared cast incl. Lesley Manville & Ruth Sheen2 shared crewDir. Mike Leigh

Happy-Go-Lucky

2008·1h 58m·★ 7.0·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewBoth star Sally Hawkins & Eddie MarsanDir. Mike Leigh

Mr. Turner

2014·2h 30m·★ 6.8·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewBoth star Lesley Manville & Ruth SheenDir. Mike Leigh

Secrets & Lies

1996·2h 22m·★ 8.0·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

Topsy-Turvy

1999·2h 40m·★ 7.3·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

A Running Jump

2012·34m·★ 6.1·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

A Sense of History

1992·26m·★ 7.8·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

Naked

1993·2h 11m·★ 7.6·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

Life Is Sweet

1990·1h 43m·★ 7.4·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

Peterloo

2018·2h 34m·★ 6.5·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

Career Girls

1997·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

Hard Truths

2024·1h 37m·★ 7.1·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

The Outfit

2022·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Graham Moore

Themes: tailor, 1950sDP: Dick Pope

Call Jane

2022·2h 1m·★ 6.5·Phyllis Nagy

Themes: unwanted pregnancy, pregnancyFans also liked

Caged

1950·1h 36m·★ 7.6·John Cromwell

Themes: women's prison, pregnancyFans also liked

Grown-Ups

1980·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Mike Leigh

Both star Phil Davis & Lesley ManvilleDir. Mike Leigh

If These Walls Could Talk

1996·1h 37m·★ 7.0·Cher

Themes: pregnancy, 1950sFans also liked

Wish You Were Here

1987·1h 32m·★ 6.8·David Leland

Themes: 1950s, englandFans also liked

Shutter Island

2010·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

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