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10 Best Movies Like Hard to Be a God

If you loved Hard to Be a God, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Evolution

Evolution

2016★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard to Be a God for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

11-year-old Nicolas lives with his mother in a seaside housing estate. The only place that ever sees any activity is the hospital. It is there that all the boys from the village ar...

#2
Victim

Victim

1961★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard to Be a God for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of success....

#3
The Lady Without Camelias

The Lady Without Camelias

1953★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard to Be a God for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A Milanese shop assistant becomes an overnight film sensation when fate lands her the leading role in a prominent producer's romantic drama....

#4
Getting Any?

Getting Any?

1995★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard to Be a God for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

While pursuing his dream of having car sex, a goofy middle-aged man makes all the wrong moves and ends up enrolling in a number of crazy escapades....

#5
Miss Minoes

Miss Minoes

2001★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard to Be a God for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A cat who turns into a young woman helps a journalist protect their town from a factory boss with an evil plan....

#6
Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision

Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision

2013★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard to Be a God for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Follow-up to the TV trilogy “Heimat”, this time for cinemas, set again in the fictional village Schabbach in the Hunsrück region of Rhineland-Palatinate....