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10 Best Movies Like The Canadian

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

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#1
That Evening Sun

That Evening Sun

2009★ 6.7

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

An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm....

#2
The River

The River

1984★ 6.3

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

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer a...

#3
The Magic of Ordinary Days

The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005★ 7.4

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

Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII....

#4
Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread

1934★ 6.7

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

John and Mary Sims are city-dwellers hit hard by the financial fist of The Depression. Driven by bravery (and sheer desperation) they flee to the country and, with the help of othe...

#5
Nothing Like the Holidays

Nothing Like the Holidays

2008★ 6.3

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

It’s Christmastime and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents’ home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejoice in their youngest brother’...

#6
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

2009★ 6.3

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

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple....

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