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10 Best Movies Like Once Upon a Time in the North

If you loved Once Upon a Time in the North, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Descendants

The Descendants

2011★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in the North for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate bro...

#2
The Collection

The Collection

2012★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in the North for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Arkin escapes with his life from the vicious grips of "The Collector" during an entrapment party where he adds beautiful Elena to his "Collection." Instead of recovering from the t...

#3
Fanatics

Fanatics

2012★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in the North for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A buddy comedy about a fanatic small town football supporter who falls in love with a perfect girl, only to notice that his dream-girl supports the wrong football team. Now he has ...

#4
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in the North for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#5
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in the North for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#6
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in the North for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu...