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10 Best Movies Like Scarecrow

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

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#1
The Panic in Needle Park

The Panic in Needle Park

1971★ 6.8

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

A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young a...

#2
The Seven-Ups

The Seven-Ups

1973★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Scarecrow for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money....

#3
Author! Author!

Author! Author!

1982★ 5.9

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

A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belon...

#4
Long Live Death

Long Live Death

1971★ 5.8

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

At the end of the Spanish civil war, Fando, a boy of about ten, tries to make sense of war and his father's arrest. His mother is religious, sympathetic to the Fascists; his father...

#5
City Hall

City Hall

1996★ 5.9

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

The accidental shooting of a boy in New York City leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences....

#6
Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

1990★ 6.5

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

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid o...