
10 Best Movies Like The General
If you loved The General, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

The Gold Rush
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The General for fans of Adventure & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl....

Sherlock Jr.
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The General for fans of Action & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch....

The Unknown
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The General for fans of Romance. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
On the lam, criminal Alonzo hides in the circus as The Armless Wonder – a performer who uses his feet to hurl knives. Alonzo keeps the arms he really has concealed to hide his iden...

7th Heaven
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The General for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In 1910s Paris, a sewer worker disillusioned with Christianity feels his prayers have been answered when he chances upon a street waif and they fall in love....

The Jazz Singer
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The General for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to u...

One Week
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The General for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Newlyweds receive a build-it-yourself house as a wedding gift—and the house can, supposedly, be built in "one week". A rejected suitor secretly re-numbers packing crates, and the h...