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10 Best Movies Like 1001 Arabian Nights

If you loved 1001 Arabian Nights, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

2011★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1001 Arabian Nights for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

To mark the release two weeks ago of the eighth and final movie in the series, Robbie Coltrane narrates a countdown of the movie franchise's best moments. From Harry's first meetin...

#2
Q

Q

1982★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1001 Arabian Nights for fans of Crime. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A fleeing gangland flunky discovers the New York nest of Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl, the man-eating flying serpent....

#3
Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

2013★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1001 Arabian Nights for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the firs...

#4
Bullet to the Head

Bullet to the Head

2012★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1001 Arabian Nights for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After watching their respective partners die, a cop and a hitman form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy....

#5
The Last One of the Six

The Last One of the Six

1941★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1001 Arabian Nights for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Paris, France. Commissaire Wens is put in charge of the investigation into the murder of one of six friends who, in the past, made a very profitable promise....

#6
The Gendarme Takes Off

The Gendarme Takes Off

1970★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1001 Arabian Nights for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The whole clique of Cruchot's police station is retired. Now he lives with his rich wife in her castle - and is bored almost to death. He fights with the butler, because he isn't e...