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10 Best Movies Like Before the Ferry Arrives

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

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#1
Cuba and the Cameraman

Cuba and the Cameraman

2017★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Before the Ferry Arrives for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This revealing portrait of Cuba follows the lives of Fidel Castro and three Cuban families affected by his policies over the last four decades....

#2
The King of Havana

The King of Havana

2015★ 6.9

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

Recently escaped from reformatory, Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, g...

#3
I Am Cuba

I Am Cuba

1964★ 7.8

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

A study in contrasts set in and around Havana that explores Cuba's 1959 revolution: a young woman's fascination with the excess of an American-owned casino leads to her downfall in...

#4
Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club

1999★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Before the Ferry Arrives for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winni...

#5
Havana

Havana

1990★ 5.8

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

During the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the wife of a Communist revolutionary...

#6
The Lost City

The Lost City

2005★ 6.2

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

In Havana, Cuba in the late 1950's, a wealthy family, one of whose sons is a prominent nightclub owner, is caught in the violent transition from the oppressive regime of Batista to...

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