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10 Best Movies Like The Flying Scotsman

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

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#1
American Flyers

American Flyers

1985★ 6.1

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

When Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone a fatal brain disease that runs in their family, he decides to make peace with his s...

#2
The Program

The Program

2015★ 6.4

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

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he start...

#3
Jacob

Jacob

1994★ 6.7

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

Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob has to fa...

#4
The River

The River

1984★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Flying Scotsman 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...

#5
The Book of Love

The Book of Love

2017★ 6.5

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

After tragedy strikes Henry and Penny, he befriends a tenacious young girl and discovers she is constructing a raft to sail across the Atlantic to find her lost father. Together, a...

#6
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

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