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10 Best Movies Like The Words

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

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#1
White Hunter, Black Heart

White Hunter, Black Heart

1990★ 6.4

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

Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of his cast and crew. He eventually be...

#2
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

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

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...

#3
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish

The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish

2019★ 6.2

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

Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan return for their annual round of live Rose Parade coverage. Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan are no strangers to the iconic New Year’s tradition of...

#4
Smiles of a Summer Night

Smiles of a Summer Night

1955★ 7.4

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

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly at...

#5
The Road Home

The Road Home

1999★ 7.5

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

Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback....

#6
Deported Women of the SS Special Section

Deported Women of the SS Special Section

1976★ 4.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Words for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Young women in Nazi-occupied countries are packed onto a train and shipped off to a prison camp, where the sadistic commandant uses them as rewards for his lesbian guards and perve...