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10 Best Movies Like Citizen Kane

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

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#1
The Disaster Artist

The Disaster Artist

2017★ 7.1

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

An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movi...

#2
Bank of Dave

Bank of Dave

2023★ 6.8

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

The true story of how Dave Fishwick, a working class man and self-made millionaire, fought to set up a community bank so that he could help the local businesses of Burnley not only...

#3
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936★ 7.5

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

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an ins...

#4
Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

1992★ 7.3

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

Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams....

#5
The Woman in Cabin 10

The Woman in Cabin 10

2025★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Citizen Kane for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

On a lavish yacht for an assignment, a journalist sees a passenger go overboard. But when no one believes her, she risks her life to uncover the truth....

#6
Hereafter

Hereafter

2010★ 6.1

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

Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by death in different ways....

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