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10 Best Movies Like An American Affair

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

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#1
True Colors

True Colors

1991★ 6.2

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

Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics....

#2
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#3
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.6

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

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

#4
Charm City Kings

Charm City Kings

2020★ 7.8

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

Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse ...

#5
The Visit

The Visit

1964★ 7.2

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

Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-m...

#6
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 7.0

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

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