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10 Best Movies Like Once Upon a Time in Tehran

If you loved Once Upon a Time in Tehran, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

1955★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Tehran for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals....

#2
Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Tehran for fans of History. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country....

#3
Salting the Battlefield

Salting the Battlefield

2014★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Tehran for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

David Hare concludes his trilogy of films about MI5 renegade Johnny Worricker with another fugue on power, secrets and the British establishment. Johnny Worricker goes on the run w...

#4
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Tehran for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

#5
Belly

Belly

1998★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Tehran for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in...

#6
The Secrets We Keep

The Secrets We Keep

2020★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Tehran for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he comm...

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