Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Shanghai

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

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#1
King Rat

King Rat

1965★ 7.1

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

When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners ...

#2
Trigger Point

Trigger Point

2021★ 6.1

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

Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite 'invisible' team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world....

#3
The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor

2011★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shanghai for fans of Drama & Thriller & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-este...

#4
The Secrets We Keep

The Secrets We Keep

2020★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shanghai for fans of Drama & Thriller. 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...

#5
Triage

Triage

2009★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shanghai for fans of Drama & Thriller & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague....

#6
Weekend in Taipei

Weekend in Taipei

2024★ 6.3

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

A former DEA agent and a former undercover operative revisit their romance during a fateful weekend in Taipei, unaware of the dangerous consequences of their past....

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