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10 Best Movies Like April in August

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

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#1
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April in August 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...

#2
The Experiment

The Experiment

2010★ 6.4

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

20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control....

#3
I'm Not Here

I'm Not Here

2017★ 5.8

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

A man struggles with the tragic memories of his past to make sense of his present, but soon realizes that time isn't the enemy he thinks it is....

#4
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

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

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#5
The Good Neighbor

The Good Neighbor

2022★ 6.5

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

A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of g...

#6
Tome of the Unknown

Tome of the Unknown

2013★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April in August for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Wirt and Gregory are brothers who get tired of walking, so, they borrow a car from a romantic songster made of vegetables....

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