20 best movies like Wild in the Country (1961)

List of the best movies like Wild in the Country (1961): The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Trial by Fire, Conviction, The Last Five Years, Radioland Murders, Jailhouse Rock, Kid Galahad, A Hidden Life, Lizzie, Jesus Christ Superstar.

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Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, western, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:09

Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUSA

The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Luxembourg
Duration01:47

When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice, Betty Anne pores through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor, meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny's arrest. Belief in her brother - and her quest for the truth - pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical
CountryUSA
Duration01:34

In New York, a struggling actress and a successful writer sing about their failed marriage from two perspectives.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

In 1939, WBN, a fourth radio network, is about to take to America's airwaves. As if the confusion of the premiere night wasn't enough, Penny Henderson, the owner's secretary, must deal with an unhappy sponsor, an overbearing boss and a soon-to-be ex-husband who desperately wants her back. As the broadcast begins, a mysterious voice breaks the broadcast and suddenly members of the cast turn up dead. It's up to her husband Roger, to find out whodunit as the police chase him through the halls of WBN.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genremelodrama, drama, musical, crime, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:36

After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genredrama, musical, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

After completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter—and takes him under his wing.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, military, biography, history
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany

The story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. Based on real events.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:00

Massachusetts, 1892. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan, a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a secret intimacy soon blossoms into a wicked plan.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, musical, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

Oscar-nominated film adaptation of the rock opera of the same name, based on the last weeks before the crucifixion of Jesus. The film was directed by Norman Jewison. Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson were nominated for two 1974 Golden Globe Award for their portrayals of Jesus and Judas, respectively.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genremelodrama, drama, crime, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:06

When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrecomedy, drama, musical, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:58

Ever since her parents left her as a baby, little Annie has led a hard-knock life with her calculating foster mother, Miss Hannigan. However, all that changes when hard-nosed billionaire and mayoral candidate Will Stacks takes her in on the recommendation of his advisers. Stacks believes that he's Annie's guardian angel, but the plucky youngster's confidence and sunny outlook may mean that Annie will save Will instead.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:11

A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:42

An ambitious lawyer finds himself caught in a power struggle between a corrupt pharmaceutical executive and his firm’s senior partner. When the case takes a deadly turn, he must race to uncover the truth before he loses everything.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, Belgium, USA, Canada

The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrethriller, drama, family, short
CountryFrance
Duration01:35

In the midst of a divorce, Miriam Besson decides to ask for exclusive custody of her son, in order to protect him from a father that she is accusing of violence. The judge-in-charge of the file grants a shared custody to the father whom it considers abused. Taken as a hostage between his parents, Julien Besson will do everything to prevent the worst from happening.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, musical, music, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Canada
Duration01:53

The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.

Markimdb: 3.1
Genremelodrama, drama, musical
CountryUSA

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle, and nothing is ever the same for anyone in the Houseman family.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genremelodrama, drama, musical, music
CountryIndia
Duration02:25

Ayan falls in love with his soulmate, Alizeh, but she doesn’t reciprocate the feeling. Later, a relationship with Saba helps him realize Alizeh’s value in his life, irrespective of their relationship status.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA, Spain
Duration02:28

As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama, musical, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:25

The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Markimdb: 6
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA, Mexico
Duration02:09

An aging Latin lover gets dumped by his sugar mama and must fend for himself in a harsh world.

Markimdb: 8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, music
CountryUSA, Hong Kong
Duration02:16

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration02:05

The lives of four women intersect in small-town America, where each is imperfectly blazing a trail.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genredrama, musical
CountryUSA

A black laborer turns preacher after accidentally killing a man.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genreaction, melodrama, drama, musical
CountryIndia
Duration01:57

While recovering from an assassination attempt four days before his coronation, a stern prince is replaced by a romantic lookalike.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama, musical, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:21

The film focuses on the representatives of the Thirteen original colonies who participated in the Second Continental Congress. 1776 depicts the three months of deliberation (and, oftentimes, acrimonious debate) that led up to the signing of one of the most important documents in the History of the United States, the Declaration of Independence.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrecomedy, drama, musical, family, music
CountryCanada, USA

Chanel, Dorinda, and Aqua, are off to India to star in a Bollywood movie. But when there they discover that they will have to compete against each other to get the role in the movie. Will the Cheetah's break up again?

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrethriller, comedy, drama, musical, music
CountryUSA

Deni Maroon, a musician and dock worker is determined to pull off a music festival against the interests of the local factory owner.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrethriller, drama, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:23

Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he becomes.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:35

After a violent encounter, Roy finds Rocky and sees something in her eyes that prompts a fateful decision. He takes her with him as he flees to Galveston, an action as ill-advised as it is inescapable.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
Duration01:57

Pleasantly plump teenager, Tracy Turnblad and her best friend, Penny Pingleton audition to be on The Corny Collins Show – and Tracy wins. But when scheming Amber Von Tussle and her mother plot to destroy Tracy, it turns to chaos.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:58

When the Holmes Woolen Mill burns down, political activist Leopold Dilg is jailed for arson and accidental murder. Escaping, Leopold hides out in the home of his childhood sweetheart Nora Shelley... which she has just rented to unsuspecting law professor Michael Lightcap.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrehorror, drama, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:02

    When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountrySouth Africa, USA, Germany
    Duration00:54

    A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:30

    A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantasy, musical, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:21

    Having left Ireland, Finian McLonergan and his daughter Sharon arrive in the American state of Missitucky with a magical golden crock that has been stolen from Og, a leprechaun. Finian buries the crock near Fort Knox believing that it will grow bigger, and he and Sharon settle down in Rainbow Valley, a small community of racially-integrated sharecroppers. Meanwhile, Rawkins, a racist Senator, is determined to get his hands on the land but is thwarted when he is magically turned black and gets a helping of his own bigotry. After many plot twists, all is resolved and love, wealth and happiness descend on Rainbow Valley.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:10

    In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, drama, music
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Canada

    A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    Avery, a reclusive older man, has a best friend in his dog, Red. When three teens kill Red without reason, Avery sets out for justice and redemption, attempting to follow the letter of the law. But when the law fails him, and the boys' father clearly defines right and wrong in his own way, Avery must avenge himself by any means possible.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:43

    In New York City, an estranged couple who witness a murder are relocated to small-town Wyoming as part of a witness-protection program.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA

    Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, drama, musical
    CountryUSA

    After the PTA of a conservative high school in Indiana bans same-sex couples from attending the annual prom, a gang of flamboyant Broadway stars try to boost their image by showing up to support two lesbian students.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:26

    Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, drama
    CountryIndia

    A shoe-smith Arun Sachdeva (Sanjay) is shattered when he discovers that his daughter, Bhoomi (Aditi) has been raped by Dhauli (Sharad) and his gang of three. The father and daughter grieve for a bit before planning revenge.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryTurkey

    The Kara family's life is turned upside down because of a wrongful accusation that results in the imprisonment of Nazif Kara for a murder he didn't commit.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:22

      A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA

      A man's nervous breakdown causes him to leave his wife and live in his attic for several months.

      Markimdb: 2.8
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, musical
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan

      A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.




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