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10 Best Movies Like Hard Luck

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

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#1
Copenhagen

Copenhagen

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard Luck for fans of Romance & Drama & Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After weeks of traveling through Europe, the immature William finds himself in Copenhagen, the place of his father’s birth. He befriends the youthful Effy, who works in William’s h...

#2
I Am David

I Am David

2003★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard Luck for fans of Drama & Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deli...

#3
End of Sentence

End of Sentence

2019★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard Luck for fans of Drama & Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Newly widowed Frank Fogle embarks on a journey to Ireland to scatter his late wife’s ashes. His estranged son, Sean, recently released from prison, agrees to join only when his fat...

#4
Maria's Lovers

Maria's Lovers

1984★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard Luck for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love....

#5
The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

1972★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard Luck for fans of Drama & Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure ...

#6
Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

1940★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard Luck for fans of Romance & Drama & Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure....

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