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10 Best Movies Like Alif

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

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#1
Uttama Villain

Uttama Villain

2015★ 6.7

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

Superstar Manoranjan learns that he has only a few days to live and approaches his mentor, director Margadarisi to direct his next project — a folklore-ish comedy about a man who k...

#2
Buffalo '66

Buffalo '66

1998★ 7.1

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

Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will s...

#3
The World of Apu

The World of Apu

1959★ 8.1

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

Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding....

#4
The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

1990★ 7.4

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

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege...

#5
Rope

Rope

1948★ 7.9

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

Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death....

#6
Society

Society

1989★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Alif for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Bill Whitney is worried that he is different to his sister and parents. They mix with other upper-class people while Bill is more down to earth. Even his girlfriend seems a bit odd...