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10 Best Movies Like Ariel

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

#1
Shadows in Paradise

Shadows in Paradise

1986★ 7.3

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

Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies. One evening, he meets Ilona, a down-on-her-luck cashie...

#2
The Match Factory Girl

The Match Factory Girl

1990★ 7.4

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

Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand ...

#3
Rocky VI

Rocky VI

1986★ 5.8

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

Not to be confused with any of the sequels to Sylvester Stallone's classic Oscar-winning Rocky, this short film from Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki is actually meant as a parody ...

#4
The Geographer Drank His Globe Away

The Geographer Drank His Globe Away

2013★ 6.6

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

Victor Sluzhkin signs on as a teacher of geography in a secondary school in his native Perm (in the Urals) and gets lost in a haze of hard vodka, desperate love for a nymphet-like ...

#5
Sunday in August

Sunday in August

2004★ 6.8

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

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#6
Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses

2000★ 6.3

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

Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa gets Maya a job as a janitor: a ...