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10 Best Movies Like Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

If you loved Tabu: A Story of the South Seas, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

1931★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tabu: A Story of the South Seas for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street ...

#2
Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls

1932★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tabu: A Story of the South Seas for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations....

#3
Marty

Marty

1955★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tabu: A Story of the South Seas for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but...

#4
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tabu: A Story of the South Seas for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved....

#5
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

2013★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tabu: A Story of the South Seas for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words....

#6
Boudu Saved from Drowning

Boudu Saved from Drowning

1932★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tabu: A Story of the South Seas for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Michel Simon gives one of the most memorable performances in screen history as Boudu, a Parisian tramp who takes a suicidal plunge into the Seine and is rescued by a well-to-do boo...