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10 Best Movies Like Billy Budd

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

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#1
Seal Team

Seal Team

2021★ 6.9

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

After his best friend is killed in a shark attack, Quinn, a lovable yet tenacious seal assembles a SEAL TEAM to fight back against a gang of sharks overtaking the neighborhood. But...

#2
American Sniper

American Sniper

2014★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Billy Budd for fans of War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves ...

#3
Billy Budd

Billy Budd

1962★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Billy Budd for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried....

#4
Belfast

Belfast

2021★ 7.0

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

Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in i...

#5
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935★ 7.4

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

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge....

#6
Querelle

Querelle

1982★ 6.6

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

A handsome Belgian sailor on shore leave in the port of Brest, who is also a drug smuggler and murderer, embarks upon a voyage of highly charged and violent homosexual self-discove...

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