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10 Best Movies Like Big City 1990

If you loved Big City 1990, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The River

The River

1984★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big City 1990 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer a...

#2
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

2004★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big City 1990 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28....

#3
What Time Is It There?

What Time Is It There?

2001★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big City 1990 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A street vendor with a grim home-life forges a connection with a young woman on her way to Paris....

#4
Hardball

Hardball

2001★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big City 1990 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of gettin...

#5
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big City 1990 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

#6
Confirmation

Confirmation

2016★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big City 1990 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her....

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