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10 Best Movies Like 1899

If you loved 1899, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Cabrini

Cabrini

2024★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1899 for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini arrives in 1889 New York City and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the ...

#2
Brooklyn

Brooklyn

2015★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1899 for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries....

#3
Avalon

Avalon

1990★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1899 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called pro...

#4
The Immigrant

The Immigrant

2013★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1899 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

1921 New York. An immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held i...

#5
Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

2002★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1899 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a po...

#6
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1899 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

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