Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The '60s

If you loved The '60s, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Hair

Hair

1979★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The '60s for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp....

#2
Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

1994★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The '60s for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But ...

#3
Running on Empty

Running on Empty

1988★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The '60s for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's ...

#4
All the Way

All the Way

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The '60s for fans of Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, cu...

#5
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

2003★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The '60s for fans of Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she ...

#6
Love Finds You in Valentine

Love Finds You in Valentine

2016★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The '60s for fans of Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Kennedy Blaine, a Californian girl, inherits a ranch in the small town of Valentine in Nebraska. Before she sells the property, she decides to spend the summer in her house and lea...

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