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10 Best Movies Like 1984

If you loved 1984, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
LA 92

LA 92

2017★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1984 for fans of History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period...

#2
Holy Lola

Holy Lola

2004★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1984 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of a young couple, Pierre and Geraldine, and their desire for a child, which leads them on a journey of initiation to Cambodia. On their difficult and transformative adv...

#3
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1984★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1984 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Imagine a world where absolute conformity rules, and word and thought, including loyalty to Big Brother is demanded. It's the year 1984 and such a world exists. Divided into three ...

#4
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

2011★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1984 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A father gets trapped in a one-sided incestuous relationship with his abusive son....

#5
The Zero Theorem

The Zero Theorem

2013★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1984 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love ...

#6
Radius

Radius

2017★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1984 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Liam wakes from a car crash with no memory of who he is. As he makes his way into town to look for help, he finds only dead bodies, all with strange pale eyes. Liam's first assessm...