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10 Best Movies Like Accattone

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

#1
Mamma Roma

Mamma Roma

1962★ 7.9

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

After years spent working as a prostitute in her Italian village, middle-aged Mamma Roma has saved enough money to buy herself a fruit stand so that she can have a respectable midd...

#2
The Hawks and the Sparrows

The Hawks and the Sparrows

1966★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Accattone for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy....

#3
Pigsty

Pigsty

1969★ 7.0

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

Two dramatic stories. In an undetermined past, a young cannibal (who killed his own father) is condemned to be torn to pieces by some wild beasts. In the second story, Julian, the ...

#4
Medea

Medea

1969★ 6.6

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

Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her hus...

#5
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

1960★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Accattone for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A reporter is murdered while driving to his job. The Police are contacted by a clairvoyant who saw the death in a vision, but some dark force is preventing him from seeing the man ...

#6
The Front Line

The Front Line

2009★ 5.9

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

United by an uncompromising struggle as members of the infamous 1970s far-left terrorist group Prima Linea, fugitive couple Sergio and Susanna have become increasingly alienated fr...