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10 Best Movies Like Show Boat

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

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#1
Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild

1936★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Show Boat for fans of Romance & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little suspect that author 'Caroline Adams' is really Theodora Lynn, scion of the town...

#2
Ten Seconds to Hell

Ten Seconds to Hell

1959★ 6.2

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

Two rivals from a German bomb squad are left to deactivate duds in postwar Berlin....

#3
The Insider

The Insider

1999★ 7.5

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

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco....

#4
Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers

1972★ 7.9

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

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs....

#5
La Notte

La Notte

1961★ 7.9

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

A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship in Milan....

#6
Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 3

1992★ 6.7

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

Riggs and Murtaugh pursue a former officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs....