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10 Best Movies Like Cairo 30

If you loved Cairo 30, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
I Am Free

I Am Free

1959★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cairo 30 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Part of a trilogy by Salah Abu Seif about women’s empowerment. The film takes place in late 1940s / early 1950s urban Egypt, and tells the story of a young woman’s search for perso...

#2
The Shining

The Shining

1980★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cairo 30 for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. ...

#3
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cairo 30 for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#4
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cairo 30 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...

#5
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cairo 30 for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...

#6
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cairo 30 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....