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10 Best Movies Like They Ran for Their Lives

If you loved They Ran for Their Lives, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Flow

Flow

2019★ 8.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Ran for Their Lives for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A turbulent day in a life, painted by air....

#2
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Tsuzumi Mansion Arc

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Tsuzumi Mansion Arc

2022★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Ran for Their Lives for fans of Animation. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Tanjiro ventures to the south-southeast where he encounters a cowardly young man named Zenitsu Agatsuma, a fellow survivor from Final Selection. His sparrow asks Tanjiro to help ke...

#3
A

A

1998★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Ran for Their Lives for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Roughly chronological, from 3/96 to 11/96, with a coda in spring of 1997: inside compounds of Aum Shinrikyo, a Buddhist sect led by Shoko Asahara. (Members confessed to a murderous...

#4
Shamshera

Shamshera

2022★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Ran for Their Lives for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Set in the 1800s, the film is about a "dacoit" tribe who take charge in fight for their rights and independence against the British....

#5
Man

Man

2022★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Ran for Their Lives for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An experimental film through the eyes of a man...

#6
Desperation Road

Desperation Road

2023★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Ran for Their Lives for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Ex-con Russell Gaines is attempting to rebuild his life with the help of his father, Mitchell. However, the arrival of Maben sends his new life into chaos, leading the pair to go o...