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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.

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#1
Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd

2006★ 6.3

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...

#2
For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943★ 6.5

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 ...

#3
Riphagen the Untouchable

Riphagen the Untouchable

2016★ 6.5

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...

#4
Terraferma

Terraferma

2011★ 6.7

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....

#5
@ in the mood for love

@ in the mood for love

2001★ 7.0

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....

#6
The Man with the Rubber Head

The Man with the Rubber Head

1901★ 7.2

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....