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10 Best Movies Like The Long, Long Trailer

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

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#1
Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

1956★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Long, Long Trailer for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwe...

#2
Safety Not Guaranteed

Safety Not Guaranteed

2012★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Long, Long Trailer for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel....

#3
Only Angels Have Wings

Only Angels Have Wings

1939★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Long, Long Trailer for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A traveling performer arrives at a remote South American port town where the head of an air freight service must risk his pilots' lives to earn a major contract....

#4
The Love Bug

The Love Bug

1968★ 6.6

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

Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him....

#5
Without Reservations

Without Reservations

1946★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Long, Long Trailer for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the...

#6
True Champion: The Johnny Campbell Story

True Champion: The Johnny Campbell Story

2010★ 10.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Long, Long Trailer for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This is more than the story of a great racer, this is a story of a boy who overcame personal tragedy, who followed a calling and navigated his way to become a great champion who li...