Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Up the River

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

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#1
Young Man of Manhattan

Young Man of Manhattan

1930★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the River for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two flappers try to get their newspaper reporter boyfriends to pay attention to them....

#2
Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith

1931★ 6.6

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

A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine....

#3
Today We Live

Today We Live

1933★ 6.2

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

Two lovers are living together and are not married; they had made a promise as children to get married when they grew up, but they "didn't wait."...

#4
Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1939★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the River for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process....

#5
Partisan

Partisan

2015★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the River for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

On the edge of a crumbling city, 11-year-old Alexander lives in a sequestered commune alongside other children, their mothers, and charismatic leader, Gregori. Gregori teaches the ...

#6
The Bikeriders

The Bikeriders

2024★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up the River for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After a chance encounter, headstrong Kathy is drawn to Benny, member of Midwestern motorcycle club the Vandals. As the club transforms into a dangerous underworld of violence, Benn...