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10 Best Movies Like High Expectations

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

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#1
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to High Expectations for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat....

#2
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

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

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...

#3
A.R.O.G

A.R.O.G

2008★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to High Expectations for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Commander Logar fools Arif and sends him 1.000.000 years back in the time. He must civilize people from past to reach today....

#4
The Isle

The Isle

2000★ 6.9

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

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love wi...

#5
The Road Home

The Road Home

1999★ 7.5

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

Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback....

#6
Viva! Django

Viva! Django

1971★ 7.0

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

Django is on the trail of some renegade outlaws who raped and killed his wife. En route, he rescues a horse thief from an impromptu hanging. He discovers the man knows who committe...