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10 Best Movies Like Shadow Magic

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

#1
Red Sorghum

Red Sorghum

1988★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shadow Magic for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the narrator, take over the winery and ...

#2
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shadow Magic for fans of Drama & History. 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....

#3
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957★ 8.6

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

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begi...

#4
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994★ 8.5

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

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in ...

#5
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#6
Gladiator

Gladiator

2000★ 8.2

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

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced...