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10 Best Movies Like The 40th Parallel

If you loved The 40th Parallel, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Woman Times Seven

Woman Times Seven

1967★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The 40th Parallel for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Seven mini-stories of adultery: a widow misbehaves at her husband's funeral, a wife turns to streetwalking for revenge, a prudish girl surprises, a neglected wife vies for her husb...

#2
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

2024★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The 40th Parallel for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swan", "The Rat Catcher", and "Po...

#3
O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

1952★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The 40th Parallel for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he c...

#4
Flow

Flow

1996★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The 40th Parallel for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A filmmaker talks about his work and love life with an unseen friend behind the camera. We also watch four of his short films....

#5
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The 40th Parallel for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness....

#6
A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season

1989★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The 40th Parallel for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody....

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