
10 Best Movies Like Midnight Express
If you loved Midnight Express, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Sweeney Todd
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Midnight Express for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
A BBC adaptation of the Victorian "penny dreadful" tale of 19th century "demon barber" Sweeney Todd, of Fleet Street, who cuts the throats of unsuspecting clients in his London sho...

For Whom the Bell Tolls
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Midnight Express for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists ...

Riphagen the Untouchable
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Midnight Express for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1944, during World War II. Andries Riphagen, a powerful underworld boss, has made his fortune by putting his many criminal talents at the service of the Naz...

Terraferma
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Midnight Express for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A Sicilian family deals with the arrival of a group of immigrants on their island....

@ in the mood for love
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Midnight Express for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
A documentary following Wong Kar-wai and his cast and crew through the production of his 2000 film In the Mood for Love....

The Man with the Rubber Head
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Midnight Express for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A chemist carries out a bizarre experiment with his own head....