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10 Best Movies Like The African Queen

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

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#1
Anna

Anna

1951★ 7.2

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

The life story of a nun who started out as a bar singer, then took the veil because she couldn't choose between two men, and now devotes herself to nursing....

#2
The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana

1964★ 7.2

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

A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life....

#3
The High Bright Sun

The High Bright Sun

1964★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The African Queen for fans of Adventure & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

This story of love and espionage focuses on political turmoil as a small nation struggles to free itself from colonial rule, and one man tries to serve both justice and his own hea...

#4
Umberto Eco: A Library of the World

Umberto Eco: A Library of the World

2023★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The African Queen for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A walk through the immense private library of Italian writer and thinker Umberto Eco (1932-2016)....

#5
Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger

1950★ 5.5

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

Al Goddard, a detective who works for the United States Postal Inspection Service, is assigned to arrest two criminals who've allegedly murdered a U.S. postal detective....

#6
La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna

La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna

1952★ 5.8

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

To get ahead after he answers a newspaper ad for a business proposition, Passaguai borrows the more impressive apartment of a retired actor and arranges an elaborate luncheon there...