What does The Metamorphosis have in common with many other works of literature as well as movies that were produced during the same period?

they share the theme of the boredom

The correct answer is they share the theme of boredom related to working a meaningless job.

There are many surreal novels in the time of The Metamorphosis of Kafka. The common reference with many other works of literature as well as movies that were produced during the same period is that they share the theme of boredom related to working a meaningless job.

The fiction that Kafka portrays frequently inhabits in the world of ordinary and bore working life. In his novel, "The Metamorphosis", a salesman named Gregor Samsa wakes one morning to realize that he has transformed into a big insect. But instead of worrying about this transformation, he remembers the kind of exhausting and bore job he has.

The Metamorphosis is a famous novel written by Franz Kafka, published in 1915.