Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like A Buddha

If you loved A Buddha, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Jolene

Jolene

2010★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Buddha for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life....

#2
Evelyn

Evelyn

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Buddha for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the child...

#3
Enemigos

Enemigos

2025★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Buddha for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Chimo turns 18 years and comes from a humble and supportive family. Since childhood he was bullied and even today, while working multiple jobs and dreaming of starting his own busi...

#4
The King of Havana

The King of Havana

2015★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Buddha for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Recently escaped from reformatory, Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, g...

#5
The Miracle of Marcelino

The Miracle of Marcelino

1955★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Buddha for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Left on the doorstep of a monastery as an infant, Marcelino was raised by the monks. He was well-cared for but lonely and missed having a mother. One day he found a special friend ...

#6
Don de Dios

Don de Dios

2005★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Buddha for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Tepito is a neighborhood of Mexico City, where the dreams of many destitute people become real. But Tepito is also run by organized crime and corrupt politicians, impunity reigns a...

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