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10 Best Movies Like The Beach

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

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#1
The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1998★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Beach for fans of Drama & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to w...

#2
Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet

1996★ 6.8

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

In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona B...

#3
The Aviator

The Aviator

2004★ 7.2

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

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while...

#4
The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead

1995★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Beach for fans of Drama & Romance & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman....

#5
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Beach for fans of Drama & 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...

#6
Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

2002★ 7.3

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

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a po...