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10 Best Movies Like Hell on Wheels

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

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2022★ 7.8

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

Two 13-year-old boys spend an idyllic summer together, but their connection is put to the test when they become the subject of speculation at school....

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Ein Mord mit Aussicht

Ein Mord mit Aussicht

2015★ 5.7

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

Sophie Haas and her team are forced to state everything they know about the committed crime in the nearby village....

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OstPunk! Too much Future

OstPunk! Too much Future

2006★ 8.0

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

Tells the story of punk in the GDR....

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Shotgun Stories

Shotgun Stories

2007★ 6.9

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

Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas,...

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Bride of Re-Animator

Bride of Re-Animator

1990★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hell on Wheels for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Unperturbed by the disastrous outcome of his previous meddling with the dead, Dr. West continues his research into the phenomenon of re-animation; only this time, he plans to creat...

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Life Is Sweet

Life Is Sweet

1990★ 7.0

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

Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, N...