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10 Best Movies Like River Beauty

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

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#1
Re-Elected

Re-Elected

2020★ 6.9

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

Friends battle former U.S. presidents when they come back from the dead as zombies on the Fourth of July....

#2
Scooby-Doo! and the Safari Creatures

Scooby-Doo! and the Safari Creatures

2012★ 9.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to River Beauty for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The gang flies off to Africa for a video animal safari titled 'So Goodi!,' only to learn that - zoinks! - the creatures are actually shape-shifting jungle demons! In Homeward Hound...

#3
Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2

1999★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to River Beauty for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps...

#4
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

2011★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to River Beauty for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

It's Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home. He promises to repay her kindness - all she has to do is make a wish....

#5
Doctor Who: Last Christmas

Doctor Who: Last Christmas

2014★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to River Beauty for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The Doctor and Clara face their Last Christmas. Trapped on an Arctic base, under attack from terrifying creatures, who are you going to call? Santa Claus!...

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Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers

1987★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to River Beauty for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After the death of Shaggy's Uncle Beaureguard, he, Scooby and Scrappy arrive at the late uncle's Southern plantation to collect the inheritance. But as soon as they arrive, they fi...