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10 Best Movies Like Birdman of Alcatraz

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

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#1
The Hill

The Hill

1965★ 7.5

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

North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective. It's The Hill, a manmade...

#2
One-Eyed Jacks

One-Eyed Jacks

1961★ 6.7

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

Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes f...

#3
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

1928★ 6.9

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

Sergei M. Eisenstein's docu-drama about the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. Made ten years after the events and edited in Eisenstein's 'Soviet Montage' style, it re-enacts in ce...

#4
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

1954★ 7.4

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

A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him....

#5
Lonely are the Brave

Lonely are the Brave

1962★ 7.4

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

A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary....

#6
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962★ 7.2

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

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long dista...