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10 Best Movies Like Shanghai Shimen Road

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

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#1
Return of the Bad Men

Return of the Bad Men

1948★ 6.3

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

US Marshall Vance is assigned to rid the Oklahoma Territory of outlaws....

#2
That Day, on the Beach

That Day, on the Beach

1983★ 7.5

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

Two friends who haven't seen each other for thirteen years reunite. One is a successful concert pianist just back from a European tour and the other has just started a new business...

#3
Q

Q

1982★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shanghai Shimen Road 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....

#4
Clockwork Bananas

Clockwork Bananas

1974★ 6.2

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

Gilles, who operates a money losing garage, teams up with his friends Max, who operates a scrap yard, and lawyer Xavier to open a brothel catering to women. They get the idea from...

#5
The Armstrong Lie

The Armstrong Lie

2013★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shanghai Shimen Road for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong’s comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong’s ...

#6
Suzi Q

Suzi Q

2019★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shanghai Shimen Road for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Story of trailblazing American rock singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro, who helped redefine the role of women in rock 'n' roll when she broke out in 1973....