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10 Best Movies Like The Petrified Forest

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

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#1
Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel

1945★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Petrified Forest for fans of Crime & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins ...

#2
3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

1957★ 7.3

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

Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him....

#3
His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

1951★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Petrified Forest for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man ...

#4
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974★ 7.0

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

After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems for...

#5
Naked Alibi

Naked Alibi

1954★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Petrified Forest for fans of Crime & Drama & Romance & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners, is beaten, and swears vengeance against them. Next night, Lieut. Parks is murder...

#6
Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Petrified Forest for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer....

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