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10 Best Movies Like White Man's Burden

If you loved White Man's Burden, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
1984

1984

1956★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to White Man's Burden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love....

#2
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1984★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to White Man's Burden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Imagine a world where absolute conformity rules, and word and thought, including loyalty to Big Brother is demanded. It's the year 1984 and such a world exists. Divided into three ...

#3
The Giver

The Giver

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to White Man's Burden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "r...

#4
The Nest

The Nest

2020★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to White Man's Burden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of the...

#5
The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth

1976★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to White Man's Burden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technolo...

#6
Sleep Dealer

Sleep Dealer

2008★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to White Man's Burden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set in a near-future, militarized world marked by closed borders, virtual labor and a global digital network that joins minds and experiences, three strangers risk their lives to c...

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