Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Aferim!

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

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#1
Shattered Glass

Shattered Glass

2003★ 7.0

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

The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff writer at The New Republic for t...

#2
Addicted

Addicted

2014★ 5.9

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

A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life....

#3
Titus

Titus

1999★ 6.4

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

Titus Andronicus returns from the wars and sees his sons and daughters taken from him, one by one. Shakespeare's goriest and earliest tragedy....

#4
House of Gucci

House of Gucci

2021★ 6.6

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

When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral...

#5
Adventures of a Mathematician

Adventures of a Mathematician

2021★ 6.2

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

The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while help...

#6
The Devil's Double

The Devil's Double

2011★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Aferim! for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son....

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