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10 Best Movies Like Lights on the River

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

#1
Musangwe: Fight Club

Musangwe: Fight Club

2007★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lights on the River for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The first rule is that there are no rules. For the bare-knuckle combatants competing in Musangwe fights, anything goes - you can even put a curse on him. The sport, which dates bac...

#2
Gunpowder

Gunpowder

1985★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lights on the River for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the end of September 1941, Soviet artillery troops in besieged Leningrad realize that pretty soon they will fire their last shot, and after that the defense of the city will be ...

#3
The Fisher King

The Fisher King

1991★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lights on the River for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves....

#4
Pennies

Pennies

2006★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lights on the River for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of Charlotte Brown,a waitress and young single mother who will do anything for her daughter Jenny, and when push comes to shove, she does. With a menacing figure on the o...

#5
Re-Births

Re-Births

2017★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lights on the River for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary film depicting five intimate portraits of migrants who fled their country of origin to seek refuge in France and find a space of freedom where they can fully experien...

#6
Main Aurr Mrs Khanna

Main Aurr Mrs Khanna

2009★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lights on the River for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Three people, each having different aspirations from life, are caught in a tangle of emotions and don’t know the way out. There’s a husband and wife with love eroding from their li...