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10 Best Movies Like Texas Carnival

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

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#1
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

2006★ 6.8

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

Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences....

#2
Secrets of the French Police

Secrets of the French Police

1932★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Texas Carnival for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When a flower girl is kidnapped by a deranged White Russian, to impersonate the missing Princess Anastasia Romanoff while under his hypnotic spell, the French police attempt to sol...

#3
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985★ 8.3

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

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu...

#4
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

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

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...

#5
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003★ 8.5

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

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellows...

#6
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...