Movies Like Winter Light

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

The Virgin Spring

1960·1h 30m·★ 8.0·Ingmar Bergman

3 shared cast incl. Max von Sydow & Gunnel Lindblom2 shared crewDir. Ingmar Bergman

The Silence

1963·1h 35m·★ 7.7·Ingmar Bergman

2 shared crewBoth star Ingrid Thulin & Gunnel LindblomDir. Ingmar Bergman

The Rite

1969·1h 12m·★ 7.0·Ingmar Bergman

2 shared crewBoth star Ingrid Thulin & Gunnar BjörnstrandDir. Ingmar Bergman

The Touch

1971·1h 55m·★ 6.3·Ingmar Bergman

2 shared crewBoth star Max von Sydow & Elsa Ebbesen-ThornbladDir. Ingmar Bergman

Persona

1966·1h 25m·★ 8.0·Ingmar Bergman

2 shared crewDir. Ingmar BergmanDP: Sven Nykvist

The Passion of Anna

1969·1h 41m·★ 7.6·Ingmar Bergman

2 shared crewDir. Ingmar BergmanDP: Sven Nykvist

Face to Face

1976·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Ingmar Bergman

2 shared crewDir. Ingmar BergmanDP: Sven Nykvist

All These Women

1964·1h 20m·★ 5.4·Ingmar Bergman

2 shared crewDir. Ingmar BergmanDP: Sven Nykvist

From the Life of the Marionettes

1980·1h 44m·★ 7.2·Ingmar Bergman

2 shared crewDir. Ingmar BergmanDP: Sven Nykvist

The Magic Flute

1975·2h 14m·★ 7.4·Ingmar Bergman

2 shared crewDir. Ingmar BergmanDP: Sven Nykvist

The Magician

1958·1h 42m·★ 7.5·Ingmar Bergman

3 shared cast incl. Max von Sydow & Ingrid ThulinDir. Ingmar Bergman

First Reformed

2018·1h 53m·★ 7.1·Paul Schrader

Themes: pastor, faith, priestFans also liked

Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

Themes: faith, priestTMDB recommends

Wild Strawberries

1957·1h 31m·★ 8.1·Ingmar Bergman

Both star Ingrid Thulin & Gunnar BjörnstrandDir. Ingmar Bergman

Brink of Life

1958·1h 25m·★ 7.3·Ingmar Bergman

Both star Ingrid Thulin & Max von SydowDir. Ingmar Bergman

Priest

1995·1h 38m·★ 7.1·Antonia Bird

Themes: faith, priestFans also liked

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

2020·2h 15m·★ 6.5·Charlie Kaufman

Themes: winter, reflectiveFans also liked

Taxi Driver

1976·1h 54m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

Themes: meditative, callous

The Da Vinci Code

2006·2h 29m·★ 6.7·Ron Howard

Themes: meditative, reflective

The Great Flood

2025·1h 47m·★ 5.4·Kim Byung-woo

Themes: meditative, reflective

How Good Is Winter Light?

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