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10 Best Movies Like Antigone

If you loved Antigone, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Man of Iron

Man of Iron

1981★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Antigone for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends disgruntled radio reporter Winkel to Gdańsk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers - particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an independent la...

#2
Zama

Zama

2017★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Antigone for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a remote South American colony in the late 18th century, officer Zama of the Spanish crown waits in vain for a transfer to a more prestigious location. He suffers small humiliat...

#3
The Weeping Meadow

The Weeping Meadow

2004★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Antigone for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story follows a family of refugees from the early twentieth century through to the Civil War. Through movements, separations, and reunions, personal lives intersect with Greece...

#4
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush

Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush

2022★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Antigone for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Desperate to help her son, Rabiye Kurnaz, a housewife and loving mother from Bremen, goes to the police, notifies authorities and almost despairs at their impotence and in the end,...

#5
The Butterfly's Dream

The Butterfly's Dream

2013★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Antigone for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a small Turkish town, two young tuberculous poets try to survive while publishing their poems. As they both fall in love, their life would never be the same....

#6
Tsar

Tsar

2009★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Antigone for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Believing he can understand and interpret the signs, he sees the ...