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10 Best Movies Like Baghdad in My Shadow

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

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#1
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

1999★ 6.6

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

On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, husband of his ex-mistress Sarah, who abruptly ended their affair two years before....

#2
Maurice

Maurice

1987★ 7.6

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

After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society....

#3
Naked

Naked

1993★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Baghdad in My Shadow for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey....

#4
A Very Natural Thing

A Very Natural Thing

1974★ 7.1

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

When David, an ex-monk still in his twenties meets Mark, he falls hard; soon he's asked Mark if they can live together. Things go well for awhile, and then differences in their def...

#5
My Fault: London

My Fault: London

2025★ 7.4

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

18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. Noah meets William’s son, bad-boy Nick, an...

#6
Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa

1986★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Baghdad in My Shadow for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to a...

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