Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Shanghai Express

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

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#1
Nanking

Nanking

2007★ 7.1

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

The story of the rape of Nanking, one of the most tragic events in history. In 1937, the invading Japanese army murdered over 200,000 and raped tens of thousands of Chinese. In the...

#2
The Secrets We Keep

The Secrets We Keep

2020★ 6.0

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

In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he comm...

#3
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

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

Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War....

#4
In Secret

In Secret

2014★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shanghai Express for fans of Drama & Romance & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a ...

#5
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

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

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain....

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A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shanghai Express for fans of Drama & Romance & War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II....

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