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10 Best Movies Like Bayam Ariyan

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

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#1
A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season

1989★ 6.7

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

During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody....

#2
DSP

DSP

2022★ 6.2

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

A flower seller's son ends up in a tussle with a ruthless rowdy in Dindigul, forcing him to become a policeman and fight the odds....

#3
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bayam Ariyan 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...

#4
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#5
Padayappa

Padayappa

1999★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bayam Ariyan 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...

#6
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

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