Movies like Destruction and Return in al-Araqib (2016)
The best movies like Destruction and Return in al-Araqib (2016) are The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995), The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) and Went the Day Well? (1942). If Destruction and Return in al-Araqib hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)7.1/10 from 889 votes
- NewestYou, Me & Tuscany (2026)Released 2026
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995)
When an English cartographer arrives in Wales to tell the residents of the Welsh village of Ffynnon Garw that their 'mountain' is only a hill, the offended community sets out to remedy the situation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately the local bus company starts to use methods that can hardly be seen as fair competition.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWent the Day Well? (1942)
The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion. Once the villagers discover the true identity of the troops, they do whatever they can to thwart the Nazis plans.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSummer Villa (2016)
Although a successful romance novelist, Terry Russell hasn't had luck in her own love life. After a disastrous first date with cocky, hot-shot New York chef Matthew Everston, she retreats to her friend's French villa for the summer to finish her latest novel, with her reluctant teenage daughter in tow.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYellow Sky (1948)
In 1867, a gang robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws encounter a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, a hostile young woman and her grandfather.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Majestic (2001)
Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Forger (2011)
While staying at a picturesque village, a teen encounters the underground world of art forgery.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisSand Castle (2017)
Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYou, Me & Tuscany (2026)
When a woman crashes at an empty Italian villa, posing as the owner's fiancée, she discovers an unexpected romance that could transform her life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisZabriskie Point (1970)
Anthropology student Daria, who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert, and dropout Mark, who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot, accidentally encounter each other in Death Valley and soon begin an unrestrained romance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAustralia (2008)
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhen the Game Stands Tall (2014)
A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTamara Drewe (2010)
A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisFYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (2018)
He promised supermodels and yachts, but delivered tents and cheese sandwiches. How one man engineered a music festival disaster.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLouis Theroux: The Settlers (2025)
Fourteen years after his first visit, Louis Theroux meets some of the growing community of religious-nationalist Israelis who have settled in the occupied West Bank.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict Kathy. After losing the house in an unfair legal dispute with the county, she is left with nowhere to go. Wanting her house back, she hires a lawyer and befriends a police officer. Neither Kathy nor Behrani have broken the law, so they find themselves involved in a difficult moral dilemma.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Lost Patrol (1934)
A World War I British Army patrol is crossing the Mesopotamian desert when their commanding officer, the only one who knows their destination, is killed by the bullet of unseen bandits. The patrol's sergeant keeps them heading north on the assumption that they will hit their brigade. They stop for the night at an oasis and awaken the next morning to find their horses stolen, their sentry dead, the oasis surrounded and survival difficult.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Summer Romance (2019)
Samantha’s Montana ranch is her family’s legacy, so when a developer shows up to buy it, Sam isn’t interested. But as he tries to win her trust and her ranch, Sam finds he might also be winning her heart.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Perfect Date (2019)
No beau? No problem! To earn money for college, a high schooler creates a dating app that lets him act as a stand-in boyfriend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers. Hildy, a prostitute from the nearest town, moves in with him. Hogue has everything going his way until the advent of the automobile ends the era of the stagecoach.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Destruction and Return in al-Araqib?
The closest matches to Destruction and Return in al-Araqib are The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995), The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) and Went the Day Well? (1942). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Destruction and Return in al-Araqib?
Start with The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995), the closest match to Destruction and Return in al-Araqib.
What is the highest-rated movie like Destruction and Return in al-Araqib?
House of Sand and Fog (2003), rated 7.1/10 by 889 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Destruction and Return in al-Araqib?
You, Me & Tuscany (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Destruction and Return in al-Araqib?
Yes: The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995), The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) and Went the Day Well? (1942).
How are movies similar to Destruction and Return in al-Araqib chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Destruction and Return in al-Araqib, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.