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10 Best Movies Like Arabesque

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

#1
Permutations

Permutations

1968★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arabesque for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An experimental short film by John Whitney Sr. which combines animated shapes and colors; Computer graphics as dynamic, swirling art. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2014...

#2
Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

2014★ 8.5

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

In the middle of a broadcast about Typhoon Yolanda's initial impact, reporter Jiggy Manicad was faced with the reality that he no longer had communication with his station. They we...

#3
All About Mahmoud Darwish

All About Mahmoud Darwish

2009★ 10.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arabesque for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. He won numerous awards for his works. Darwish used Palestine as a metaphor for ...

#4
From Meir, to Meir

From Meir, to Meir

2021★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arabesque for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The filmmaker goes to discover Meir the village where her great-grandparents were born, the place her grandparents left, but continued to love. When she goes, she discovers a villa...

#5
Lust for Gold

Lust for Gold

1974★ 7.0

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

The psychological drama of a mining town in the Apuseni mountains, where the lure of gold acquisition and pathology lead to cruelty, murder and madness....

#6
Wie es euch gefällt

Wie es euch gefällt

1968★ 10.0

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

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