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10 Best Movies Like Bright Eyes

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

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#1
The Marriage of Maria Braun

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979‱★ 7.4

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

Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war y...

#2
The Frozen North

The Frozen North

1922‱★ 6.2

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

A mix of guns and mistaken identity leads to chaos in this satirical parody of William S. Hart's melodramatic westerns, finding Buster in the frozen north - "the last stop on the s...

#3
Labyrinth of Passion

Labyrinth of Passion

1982‱★ 6.1

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

An array of outrageous people, including a desperate nymphomaniac and a terrorist with an acute sense of smell, seek love and happiness in Madrid....

#4
Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel

1948‱★ 7.6

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

In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former bos...

#5
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

1989‱★ 5.0

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

Jason ships out aboard a teen-filled "love boat" bound for New York, which he soon transforms into the ultimate voyage of the damned....

#6
Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

1968‱★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bright Eyes for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the...