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10 Best Movies Like Down on the Waterfront

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

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#1
Making 'The Shining'

Making 'The Shining'

1980★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Down on the Waterfront for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Directed and edited by Stanley Kubrick's daughter Vivian Kubrick, this film offers a look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining....

#2
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.4

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

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, an...

#3
Behind the Screen

Behind the Screen

1916★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Down on the Waterfront for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehand...

#4
Lucky Them

Lucky Them

2013★ 6.0

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

More interested in partying and flirting with young musicians than work, veteran rock journalist Ellie Klug has one last chance to prove her value to her magazine’s editor: a no-st...

#5
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Down on the Waterfront for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company...

#6
Maudie

Maudie

2016★ 7.7

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

Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working for him as a live-in housekeeper....

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