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10 Best Movies Like The Big Train

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

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#1
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939★ 6.7

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

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to ...

#2
The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953★ 7.0

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

When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the c...

#3
Night Passage

Night Passage

1957★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Big Train for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Grant MacLaine, a former railroad troubleshooter, lost his job after letting his outlaw, the Utica Kid, escape. After spending five years wandering the west and earning his living ...

#4
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip

Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip

1940★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Big Train for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mickey is heading out on vacation from Burbank to Pomona, taking the train. The conductor, Pete, won't let him on with Pluto, so he hides Pluto in his suitcase, and tries to hide h...

#5
Black Beauty

Black Beauty

1994★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Big Train for fans of Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life....

#6
The Christmas Train

The Christmas Train

2017★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Big Train for fans of Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Forced to take the intercontinental trip to Los Angeles by train, and determined to chronicle his adventure, disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon finds himself westbound with a var...

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