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10 Best Movies Like The Swan

If you loved The Swan, 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★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Swan 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
Le Trou

Le Trou

1960★ 8.2

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

Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan wi...

#3
The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

1955★ 7.3

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

Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians....

#4
Airplane II: The Sequel

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982★ 6.1

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

A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all t...

#5
Babette's Feast

Babette's Feast

1987★ 7.2

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

A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark....

#6
Kanal

Kanal

1957★ 7.7

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

In the last few days of the Warsaw Uprising during World War II, a modest group of Resistance members remains. The band must take refuge in the sewers under the orders of leader Za...