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10 Best Movies Like Darkest Africa

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

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#1
Muriel's Wedding

Muriel's Wedding

1994★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Darkest Africa for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Socially awkward Muriel Heslop wants nothing more than to get married. Unfortunately, due to her oppressive politician father, Muriel has never even been on a date. Ostracized by h...

#2
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

1936★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Darkest Africa for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A 14-episode serial in which Mala, a Polynesian in the employ of U.S. Intelligence investigates sabotage on Clipper Island. A gang of spies causes the eruption of a volcano, for wh...

#3
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Darkest Africa 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...

#4
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Darkest Africa for fans of Drama. 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...

#5
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Darkest Africa for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu...

#6
The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

1985★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Darkest Africa for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast...