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10 Best Movies Like Schemes

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

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#1
River of No Return

River of No Return

1954★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Schemes for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband....

#2
Q

Q

1982★ 5.7

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

A fleeing gangland flunky discovers the New York nest of Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl, the man-eating flying serpent....

#3
Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou

1965★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Schemes for fans of Western. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects....

#4
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#5
G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

2013★ 5.7

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

Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are fo...

#6
Return of the Living Dead Part II

Return of the Living Dead Part II

1988★ 6.4

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

A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again rise from the grave and seek ou...