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10 Best Movies Like 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

If you loved 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Possessed

Possessed

1947★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there....

#2
I Don't Want to Walk Without You

I Don't Want to Walk Without You

1942★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year for fans of Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Kaye Lorraine singing "I Don't Want to Walk Without You"....

#3
Six Weeks to Twelve Years

Six Weeks to Twelve Years

2020★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After the death of their abusive father, two estranged twin brothers must reunite and sell off his property....

#4
Lion

Lion

2014★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Adam is a broken man in the emotional transition as his family crumbles. Through the heartbreak and pain a chance meeting gives hope once more....

#5
Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

1961★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

This is the very first silent slapstick comedy short about adventures of Worldly, Coward, and Fool. What's more fun: fishing with worms, or dynamite? Three friends decided to have ...

#6
Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

2014★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the middle of a broadcast about Typhoon Yolanda's initial impact, reporter Jiggy Manicad was faced with the reality that he no longer had communication with his station. They we...