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10 Best Movies Like American Reel

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

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#1
Love at Twenty

Love at Twenty

1962★ 6.7

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

Love at Twenty unites five directors from five different countries to present their different perspectives on what love really is at the age of 20. The episodes are united with the...

#2
I'm Gilda

I'm Gilda

2016★ 7.7

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

The life and death of the tropical singer Gilda....

#3
Grace Unplugged

Grace Unplugged

2013★ 5.9

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

A talented young singer and aspiring songwriter’s Christian faith and family ties are tested when she defies her worship-pastor father and pursues pop-music stardom in GRACE UNPLUG...

#4
Journey from Greece

Journey from Greece

2017★ 6.2

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

Djam, a young Greek woman, is sent to Istanbul by her uncle Kakourgos, a former sailor with a passion for Rebetiko, to find a rare part that will repair their boat. In Istanbul, sh...

#5
You Are God

You Are God

2012★ 6.4

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

The story of the late 90s generation and the three friends behind the music: Magik, Fokus and Rahim. The fact-based film charts the relentless struggle for success of Paktofonika, ...

#6
Zeta: Una Storia Hip-Hop

Zeta: Una Storia Hip-Hop

2016★ 6.2

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

In a Rome divided between the city center and the suburbs, rich and poor, famous and not, Alex, Gaia, and Marco are three friends in their early twenties who dream of escaping the ...