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10 Best Movies Like Things to Come

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

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#1
Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls

1955★ 6.5

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

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game....

#2
Class of 1999

Class of 1999

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Things to Come for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The time is in the future and the youth gang violence is so high that the areas around some schools have become "free-fire zones", into which not even the police will venture. When...

#3
Living on One Dollar

Living on One Dollar

2013★ 6.4

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

How do 1.1 billion people around the world live on less than one dollar a day? Four young friends set out to research and live this reality. Armed with only a video camera and a de...

#4
They Live by Night

They Live by Night

1949★ 6.9

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

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning....

#5
Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet

1936★ 6.8

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

When the US Navy fleet docks at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sh...

#6
The Living Forest

The Living Forest

2003★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Things to Come for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Each day when the humans leave Cecebre Forest, its transforms into a magical place where plants and creatures come alive in wonderful ways. Trouble strikes on the day that men in h...