Movies like King Lear
If King Lear's mix of infidelity, romantic rivalry and dysfunctional family stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what King Lear's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Glass Castle
2017 · Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton · 127 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: dysfunctional family, father daughter relationship
A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind…
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Frozen
2013 · Directed by Chris Buck · 102 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: betrayal, sister sister relationship
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom.
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A Streetcar Named Desire
1951 · Directed by Elia Kazan · 122 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: sister sister relationship
A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.
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Mildred Pierce
1945 · Directed by Michael Curtiz · 111 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: infidelity
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
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Manchester by the Sea
2016 · Directed by Kenneth Lonergan · 138 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: dysfunctional family
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where…
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A Man for All Seasons
1966 · Directed by Fred Zinnemann · 120 min7.3
Why you'll like itWith Paul Scofield
A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.
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The Color Purple
2023 · Directed by Blitz Bazawule · 141 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: sister sister relationship
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of…
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Hamlet
1990 · Directed by Franco Zeffirelli · 130 min6.6
Why you'll like itWith Paul Scofield
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.