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10 Best Movies Like Wait for the «John Grafton»

If you loved Wait for the «John Grafton», we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Rosa Parks Story

The Rosa Parks Story

2002★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wait for the «John Grafton» for fans of History & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama....

#2
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wait for the «John Grafton» for fans of History & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large th...

#3
Girl in the Box

Girl in the Box

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wait for the «John Grafton» for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as ...

#4
The Miniaturist

The Miniaturist

2017★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wait for the «John Grafton» for fans of History & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman moves to live with her new husband in 17th century Amsterdam, but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems....

#5
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

2017★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wait for the «John Grafton» for fans of History & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s....

#6
Confirmation

Confirmation

2016★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wait for the «John Grafton» for fans of History & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her....

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