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10 Best Movies Like Arivaali

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

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#1
Padayappa

Padayappa

1999★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arivaali for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Padayappa, a mechanical engineer whose father gives up his property to his foster brother, and then dies of shock soon after. Neelambari initially loves Padayappa, but plans to hum...

#2
The Browning Version

The Browning Version

1994★ 6.4

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

Andrew Crocker-Harris is an embittered and disliked teacher of Greek and Latin at a British prep school. After nearly 20 years of service, he is being forced to retire for 'health ...

#3
Kaala

Kaala

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arivaali for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Karikaalan consistently fights to keep the people of Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai, safe from the clutches of mighty politicians and the land mafia don, Hari Dhadha....

#4
The Browning Version

The Browning Version

1951★ 7.6

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

Andrew Crocker-Harris has been forced from his position as the classics master at an English public school due to poor health. As he winds up his final term, he discovers not only ...

#5
Vanya on 42nd Street

Vanya on 42nd Street

1994★ 6.6

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

An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play i...

#6
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

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