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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
Main Krishna Hoon

Main Krishna Hoon

2013★ 6.1

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

In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family....

#2
Last Ma(i)nland

Last Ma(i)nland

2024★ 5.8

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

Photographer Grigory Yaroshenko gets a chance to visit Antarctica and learn about the life of polar explorers. But his wife is expecting their second child, and life changes. Grego...

#3
Main Tera Hero

Main Tera Hero

2014★ 5.7

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

Seenu loves Sunaina but they're chased by a stalking cop, an infatuated beauty and her mafia don dad - can Seenu's heroics work?...

#4
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

1898★ 5.7

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

Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish....

#5
East of Main Street: Asians Aloud

East of Main Street: Asians Aloud

2010★ 6.0

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

In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, HBO presents a collection of perspectives from a diverse group of Asian Americans....

#6
Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March!

1941★ 5.6

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

This Best Short Subject Academy Award winning film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese a...