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10 Best Movies Like Harlan County U.S.A.

If you loved Harlan County U.S.A., we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Pickpocket

Pickpocket

1959★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlan County U.S.A. for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mothe...

#2
Grand Illusion

Grand Illusion

1937★ 7.9

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

A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and...

#3
The Man with Two Brains

The Man with Two Brains

1983★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlan County U.S.A. for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain....

#4
Small Change

Small Change

1976★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlan County U.S.A. for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The lives of a motherless young man, who's just starting to find interest in women, and his physically abused, poverty stricken friend, are mixed with more or less innocent childho...

#5
Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

1960★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harlan County U.S.A. 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...

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Cinderella

Cinderella

1899★ 6.2

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

A fairy godmother magically turns Cinderella's rags to a beautiful dress, and a pumpkin into a coach. Cinderella goes to the ball, where she meets the Prince - but will she remembe...