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10 Best Movies Like Deliverance

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

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#1
The River

The River

1951★ 7.3

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

Director Jean Renoir’s entrancing first color feature—shot entirely on location in India—is a visual tour de force. Based on the novel by Rumer Godden, the film eloquently contrast...

#2
Sita Sings the Blues

Sita Sings the Blues

2008★ 6.9

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

Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana and his bride Sita is mirrored by a spurned woman's contemporary personal life, a...

#3
Abraham

Abraham

1993★ 7.0

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

Rather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotamia, as the way to establish his Covenant with mankind... A man of great faith, A...

#4
The Little Matchgirl

The Little Matchgirl

2006★ 7.5

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

An animated short based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a poor young girl with a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl ...

#5
The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

1984★ 6.4

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

An American WWI veteran undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only ...

#6
Cold Souls

Cold Souls

2009★ 6.0

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

Paul is agonising over his interpretation of 'Uncle Vanya' and, paralysed by anxiety, stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to allev...

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