Movies like The Only Way (1926)
The best movies like The Only Way (1926) are The Man Who Laughs (1928), A Man for All Seasons (1966) and They Won't Believe Me (1947). If The Only Way hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
The Only Way
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- Highest ratedThe Man Who Laughs (1928)7.4/10 from 234 votes
- NewestThe Man from Toronto (2022)Released 2022
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Man for All Seasons (1966)
A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThey Won't Believe Me (1947)
On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRichard III (1995)
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTower of London (1939)
In the 15th century, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother, King Edward IV of England.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
Rescued from the guillotine by his devoted dwarf Fritz, the Baron relocates to Carlsbruck, where he continues his gruesome experiments.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Man in Grey (1943)
After marrying a dour and disinterested lord for status, a young woman falls in love with a stage actor while her best friend from boarding school enters an affair with her husband.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMagicians (2007)
A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap when they compete in a magic competition.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Tale of Two Cities (1935)
Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMad Love (1935)
An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with those of a knife-throwing murderer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlitz (2011)
A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe First Great Train Robbery (1978)
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Man from Toronto (2022)
A case of mistaken identity forces a bumbling entrepreneur to team up with a notorious assassin known as The Man from Toronto in hopes of staying alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLet Him Have It (1991)
In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the true case which would forever shake England's belief in capital punishment.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCass (2008)
The incredible true story of how an orphaned Jamaican baby, adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London, became one of the most feared and respected men in Britain.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Paradine Case (1947)
In London, barrister Anthony Keane takes the case of Maddalena Paradine, a beautiful woman accused of poisoning her blind husband. Though happily married, Keane becomes infatuated with his enigmatic client and convinced of her innocence. His obsession clouds his judgment as he builds a defense implicating her servant, André Latour—an act that leads to devastating consequences both in court and at home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Court Jester (1955)
A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Only Way?
The closest matches to The Only Way are The Man Who Laughs (1928), A Man for All Seasons (1966) and They Won't Believe Me (1947). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Only Way?
Start with The Man Who Laughs (1928), the closest match to The Only Way.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Only Way?
The Man Who Laughs (1928), rated 7.4/10 by 234 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Only Way?
The Man from Toronto (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Only Way?
Yes: The Man Who Laughs (1928), A Man for All Seasons (1966) and They Won't Believe Me (1947).
How are movies similar to The Only Way chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Only Way, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.