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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
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...

#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
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....

#6
Rad

Rad

1986★ 6.5

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

A BMX racer, who lives in a small town with his mother and sister, is faced with a tough decision, qualify for Helltrack or take his SATs in order to attend college....

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