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10 Best Movies Like Oil Lamps

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

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#1
Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog

Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog

2020★ 6.8

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

Follow the perilous journey to freedom when a young boy and his dog attempt to escape a concentration camp during World War II. Based on true events....

#2
A Call to Spy

A Call to Spy

2020★ 6.8

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

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability a...

#3
Blue Chips

Blue Chips

1994★ 6.1

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

Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boost...

#4
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

1972★ 7.3

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

Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea ro...

#5
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

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

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

#6
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

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

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large th...

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