# Movies like The Elephant Man

> Films most similar to The Elephant Man (1980) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-elephant-man-1980/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[The Straight Story](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-straight-story-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 7.7 · 1,783 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Twin Peaks](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/twin-peaks-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 8.5 · 650 votes · dread, slow-burn, surreal
- **[Raging Bull](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/raging-bull-1980/)** (1980) — ★ 7.9 · 4,737 votes · body-horror, gut-punch, paranoid
- **[The Last Emperor](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-last-emperor-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 7.6 · 1,910 votes · bittersweet, epic, slow-burn
- **[A Night to Remember](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-night-to-remember-1958/)** (1958) — ★ 7.7 · 291 votes · bittersweet, dread
- **[Ludwig](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/ludwig-1973/)** (1973) — ★ 7.4 · 184 votes · bittersweet, dread, epic
- **[Coal Miner's Daughter](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/coal-miner-s-daughter-1980/)** (1980) — ★ 7.2 · 278 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Freaks](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/freaks-1932/)** (1932) — ★ 7.8 · 1,299 votes · bittersweet, dread, outsider
- **[Remember the Titans](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/remember-the-titans-2000/)** (2000) — ★ 7.6 · 2,919 votes · cozy, uplifting
- **[The King's Speech](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-king-s-speech-2010/)** (2010) — ★ 7.7 · 9,273 votes · bittersweet, tender, uplifting
- **[Amadeus](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/amadeus-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 8.0 · 4,737 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, tender
- **[Gandhi](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/gandhi-1982/)** (1982) — ★ 7.6 · 2,494 votes · bittersweet, epic, tender

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