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10 Best Movies Like I Dreamed of Africa

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

#1
The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

2000★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Dreamed of Africa for fans of Drama & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail....

#2
Road Trip

Road Trip

2000★ 6.2

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

After an Ithaca College student films his one-night stand with a beautiful sorority girl, he discovers one of his friends has accidentally mailed the homemade sex tape to his girlf...

#3
Diner

Diner

1982★ 6.8

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

Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared....

#4
The Wagoner

The Wagoner

1963★ 6.8

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

A cart-taxi driver goes to the city to make a living, but out of sympathy with other poverty-stricken people, he works for free and goes hungry himself....

#5
GoldenEye

GoldenEye

1995★ 6.9

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

When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006, a former ally-turned-enemy, only James Bond can save the world from a dangerous space weapon...

#6
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Dreamed of Africa 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....