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10 Best Movies Like A Ship Comes In

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

#1
The Way Back

The Way Back

2019★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Ship Comes In for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Hüseyin Al Baldawi arrives in Brussels in August 2015. He has traveled thousands of kilometers until he got there from Iraq. A year after his arrival, he receives his residence per...

#2
The Way Back

The Way Back

2024★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Ship Comes In for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The Year of Return is an initiative of the government of Ghana that is intended to encourage African diasporans to come to Africa to settle and invest in the continent. This film ...

#3
The Way Back

The Way Back

2022★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Ship Comes In for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Ember is a 21-year-old photography student, stubborn, confident and independent. Her biggest dream has always been to move out of her hometown - she hated it for as long as she cou...

#4
12

12

2017★ 5.9

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

Anton and Erika started out as friends for five years and got into a romantic relationship for seven years. Anton is a commercial director while Erika is a former band member and b...

#5
The way back

The way back

2014★ 7.6

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

Passing all four seasons for a day, she is on her way back. And then, she falls into a peaceful sleep with a cozy feeling that doesn't exist anywhere....

#6
Return Ticket

Return Ticket

1997★ 6.9

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

Five old men and a kid are travelling in a train's cabin without purpose. They travel because it's free and they don't have another place to stay. From their conversations we learn...