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10 Best Movies Like 1984

If you loved 1984, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Qwerty

Qwerty

2012★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1984 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The movie is a fictionalized account of a disgruntled cop who has been wrongly implicated in a torture video that went viral. It begins on his last night of duty, as he is about to...

#2
Another World

Another World

2022★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1984 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An executive manager, his wife and his family, at the point when his professional choices are about to overturn all their lives. Philippe Lemesle and his wife are separating, their...

#3
Adú

Adú

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1984 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a desperate attempt to reach Europe and crouched before an airstrip in Cameroon, a six-year-old boy and his older sister wait to sneak into the holds of an airplane. Not too far...

#4
Out in the Open

Out in the Open

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1984 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A boy escaped from home, listening, crouched in the depths of his hiding place, the cries of the men who seek him. When the game passes, what remains before him is an infinite and ...

#5
El estudiante

El estudiante

2009★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1984 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After retiring to the beautiful Mexican town of Guanajuato, a 70 year old decides to follow his dreams and enroll at the university where he stumbles upon a new generation and they...

#6
Those Who Work

Those Who Work

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1984 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Frank, a man of action who worked his way up all by himself, dedicates his life to work. No matter the place or the circumstances, be it day or night, he’s on the phone, handling t...