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10 Best Movies Like Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

If you loved Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...

#2
Accattone

Accattone

1961★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison....

#3
The Play House

The Play House

1921★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works....

#4
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#5
The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter

1997★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and vi...

#6
Buddies

Buddies

1985★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

David, a naive graduate student, has volunteered to work as a 'buddy' for people dying of AIDS. Assigned to the intensely political Robert, a lifelong activist whose friends and fa...