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10 Best Movies Like The Saragossa Manuscript

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

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#1
In Desert and Wilderness

In Desert and Wilderness

1973★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Saragossa Manuscript for fans of History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Fourteen year old Polish boy Stas Tarkowski and eight year old Nel Rawlison from England are kidnapped as the hostages by Arabic fanatics and taken to their religion leader. Then t...

#2
Long Live the Seal

Long Live the Seal

1982★ 6.4

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

Andrea, a nice girl, move from Veneto (north of Italy) to Roma. She is employed as a nurse in a medical practice. She soon is involved in a never-ending game of misunderstanding, c...

#3
The Scandalous Lady W

The Scandalous Lady W

2015★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Saragossa Manuscript for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A gripping 18th century drama details the scandalous life of Lady Seymour Worsley, who dared to leave her husband and elope with his best friend, Captain George Bisset. Lady Seymou...

#4
Night Train

Night Train

1959★ 7.6

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

Two strangers, Jerzy and Marta, accidentally end up holding tickets for the same sleeping chamber on an overnight train to the Baltic Sea coast. Also on board is Marta's spurned lo...

#5
Talking Heads

Talking Heads

1980★ 7.8

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

People of different age, profession and social status answer two simple questions: who they are and what they want from life....

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The 41–Year–Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It

The 41–Year–Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It

2010★ 3.9

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

Follows Andy, who needs to hook up with a hottie, pronto, because he hasn't had sex in... well, forever - and his luck isn't the only thing that's hard. His equally horny teenage r...