Movies Like An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1961)

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is a 1961 drama, fantasy film from Robert Enrico with a MovieMagicScore of 7.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Chicago and The First Great Train Robbery.

Drama Fantasy

Chicago

2002

Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.

7.1

MagicScore

The First Great Train Robbery

1978

In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.

6.7

MagicScore

The Love Letter

1998

20th century computer games designer Scott, Civil War buff, buys an antique desk from that era and, while polishing it, he discovers a secret compartment in which sits an unmailed letter--a letter written by a young poet named Lizzie over a century earlier. Touched by her yearning for passion, he writes her back, egged on by his mystically inclined mother. Magically, his letter reaches Lizzie and they begin a correspondence that threatens Scott's impending marriage but promises to bring fulfilment to Lizzie. Spanning the Civil War to the present, the perils of Lizzie's war-torn situation threaten her safe passage into the future. Will their love endure the test of time?

6.4

MagicScore

Yield to the Night

1956

Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.

6.9

MagicScore

Deadline

1980

A horror film about a screenwriter who loses the ability to distinguish between his fantasy world and the real world, with disastrous consequences. As he ruminates on his place in any world and loses his grip, he also loses his wife and his children's respect, and critics tear him apart. The final undoing of this screenwriter is a deadline that must be met at all costs, costs that perhaps are too great.

5.1

MagicScore

Ordeal by Innocence

1984

Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from a hostile family, he is determined to solve the crime.

4.8

MagicScore

Little Women

2019

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

7.9

MagicScore

Gone with the Wind

1939

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

7.9

MagicScore

Glory

1989

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

7.5

MagicScore

#10

The Beguiled

1971

Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.

7.0

MagicScore

#11

The Old Maid

1939

The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

News of the World

2020

A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

Gettysburg

1993

In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a defensive position to confront the rebel forces in what will prove to be the decisive battle of the American Civil War.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

Lincoln

2012

The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

2024

In 1859, families discover the lure of the Old West as they settle in territories from Wyoming to Kansas. Meanwhile, a gruff cowboy finds himself on the run with a prostitute and a young boy after killing a fellow gunman.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

Free State of Jones

2016

In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight leads a rebellion that would forever change history.

6.8

MagicScore

#17

Little Women

1933

Four sisters come of age during the American Civil War. With their father away fighting, the family, headed by their mother, experiences tribulations, joy, and kindness from their wealthy neighbor and his high-spirited grandson.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

Friendly Persuasion

1956

The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?

6.7

MagicScore

#19

The Dead Don't Hurt

2024

In the 1860s, fiercely independent French-Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy embarks on a journey with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen, attempting to forge a life together in the dusty town of Elk Flats, Nevada. When Holger decides to go fight for the Union in the burgeoning Civil War, Vivienne must fend for herself, which isn't easy in a town controlled by a corrupt mayor.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Juarez

1939

The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge?

The top films similar to An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by MovieMagicScore are Chicago (7.1), The First Great Train Robbery (6.7), The Love Letter (6.4). Each shares drama/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge worth watching?

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.6/10 from 96 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge?

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1961) is a drama, fantasy film directed by Robert Enrico, starring Roger Jacquet, Anne Cornaly, Anker-Spang Larsen.

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This ranked list pairs An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1961), a drama and fantasy film from Robert Enrico, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Roger Jacquet take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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