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10 Best Movies Like National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem

If you loved National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III

National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III

2018★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

It’s 1786 and King George III is the most powerful man in the world. But his behaviour is becoming increasingly erratic as he succumbs to fits of lunacy. With the King’s mind unrav...

#2
No End

No End

1985★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

1982, Poland. A translator loses her husband and becomes a victim of her own sorrow. She looks to sex, to her son, to law, and to hypnotism when she has nothing else in this time o...

#3
Barfly

Barfly

1987★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures t...

#4
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces...

#5
Hard Times

Hard Times

1975★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to s...

#6
La Notte

La Notte

1961★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship in Milan....