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10 Best Movies Like 40 Years a Prisoner

If you loved 40 Years a Prisoner, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Main Tera Hero

Main Tera Hero

2014★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 40 Years a Prisoner 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?...

#2
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 40 Years a Prisoner 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....

#3
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

2023★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 40 Years a Prisoner for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

To earn extra cash, Mickey helps couples break up — but life gets complicated when he falls for Tinni, a career woman with an independent streak....

#4
Main Krishna Hoon

Main Krishna Hoon

2013★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 40 Years a Prisoner 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....

#5
An American in Paris

An American in Paris

1951★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 40 Years a Prisoner for fans of Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of...

#6
When a Stranger Calls

When a Stranger Calls

1979★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 40 Years a Prisoner for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation....