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10 Best Movies Like The Alaskan

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

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#1
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#2
Written on the Wind

Written on the Wind

1956★ 6.9

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

Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle,...

#3
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

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

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken...

#4
An Autumn Romance

An Autumn Romance

2021★ 7.1

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

When librarian Taylor Harris suddenly loses her job, she decides to visit her brother in a small town in Montana. There, she gets involved in the fight to help save her brother's h...

#5
On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

1951★ 6.6

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

A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a susp...

#6
The Assault

The Assault

2014★ 6.7

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

After a cheerleader is sexually assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to ...

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