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10 Best Movies Like Oedipus Rex

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

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#1
Hamlet

Hamlet

2009★ 7.3

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

David Tennant stars in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning production of Shakespeare's great play. Director Gregory Doran's modern-dress production was hailed b...

#2
The Return

The Return

2024★ 6.5

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

After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The king has finally returned home, but much has changed in his kingdom since he le...

#3
Jesus

Jesus

1999★ 6.8

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

Jesus, a carpenter living a simple life, discovers his destiny as the biblical Messiah....

#4
Hamlet

Hamlet

1948★ 7.4

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

Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Ol...

#5
Prospero's Books

Prospero's Books

1991★ 6.8

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

An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of...

#6
Jacob

Jacob

1994★ 6.7

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

Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob has to fa...

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