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10 Best Movies Like The Green Years

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

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#1
Red Sun

Red Sun

1971★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Green Years for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of...

#2
Change of Life

Change of Life

1967★ 7.2

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

After completing his military service in the Angolan War of Independence, Adelino goes back to the Portuguese fishing village he calls home, only to find that the woman he loves ha...

#3
The Source

The Source

1999★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Green Years for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dram...

#4
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2019★ 8.1

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

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman....

#5
Life of Brian

Life of Brian

1979★ 7.8

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

Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by...

#6
Asteroid City

Asteroid City

2023★ 6.5

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

In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events....