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10 Best Movies Like Tom Sawyer

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

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#1
Tom the Truant

Tom the Truant

2013★ 9.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tom Sawyer for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A class of five-year-old children gets lost in the forest after their schoolmistress faints from eating wild berries. All alone, they encounter a fourteen-year-old runaway, Tom the...

#2
Two Plus Fours

Two Plus Fours

1930★ 4.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tom Sawyer for fans of Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This short subject was done by Paul Whiteman's Rhythm boys shortly after they finished The King of Jazz where lead singer Bing Crosby made his motion picture debut. Shortly afterwa...

#3
Return

Return

★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tom Sawyer for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Eyüp decides to cross mount Ararat looking for his aunt in Yerevan after following a madman's words. His aunt has also been expecting someone to come from behind this mount for man...

#4
Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

2014★ 8.5

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

In the middle of a broadcast about Typhoon Yolanda's initial impact, reporter Jiggy Manicad was faced with the reality that he no longer had communication with his station. They we...

#5
The Overture to 'William Tell'

The Overture to 'William Tell'

1947★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tom Sawyer for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In this Lantz Color Cartune (production number 2326), Wally Walrus, masquerading as famed orchestra leader, Sir Wally Walrus, mounts the podium to conduct the orchestra, and his tr...

#6
Angel Cop

Angel Cop

1989★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tom Sawyer for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In the late twentieth century, the Secret Security Force was formed to stop the actions of the communist terrorist group known as the Red May. Angel, a beautiful, yet cold woman, h...