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10 Best Movies Like The Cuckoo and the Donkey

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

#1
Torn Curtain

Torn Curtain

1966★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cuckoo and the Donkey for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the formula for a resin solution—but the plan goes awry w...

#2
The Insider

The Insider

1999★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cuckoo and the Donkey for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco....

#3
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cuckoo and the Donkey for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those ...

#4
Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers

1972★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cuckoo and the Donkey for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs....

#5
La Notte

La Notte

1961★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cuckoo and the Donkey for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship in Milan....

#6
Viva! Django

Viva! Django

1971★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cuckoo and the Donkey for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Django is on the trail of some renegade outlaws who raped and killed his wife. En route, he rescues a horse thief from an impromptu hanging. He discovers the man knows who committe...