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10 Best Movies Like Riding the Rails

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

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#1
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957★ 8.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Riding the Rails for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begi...

#2
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Riding the Rails 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...

#3
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972★ 8.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Riding the Rails for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attemp...

#4
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Riding the Rails for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in ...

#5
Gladiator

Gladiator

2000★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Riding the Rails for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced...

#6
The Truman Show

The Truman Show

1998★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Riding the Rails for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show....