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10 Best Movies Like BUtterfield 8

If you loved BUtterfield 8, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to BUtterfield 8 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows ...

#2
Stripes

Stripes

1981★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to BUtterfield 8 for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Hard-luck cabbie John Winger, directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, enlists in the U.S. Army with his close pal, Russell Ziskey. After his bare...

#3
The Misfits

The Misfits

1961★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to BUtterfield 8 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men...

#4
A Chorus Line

A Chorus Line

1985★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to BUtterfield 8 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remai...

#5
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to BUtterfield 8 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to...

#6
Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

1960★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to BUtterfield 8 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of t...