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10 Best Movies Like Black August

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

#1
Scavengers

Scavengers

2013★ 2.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Black August for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A team of space scavengers discovers superior alien technology that threatens the balance of the known universe. Hotly pursued by a rival crew of intergalactic mercenaries, the Rev...

#2
Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

2022★ 5.4

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

In a night of killer comedy, Bill Burr hosts a showcase of his most raucous stand-up comic pals as they riff on everything from COVID to Michael Jackson....

#3
The Marriage of Maria Braun

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979★ 7.4

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

Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war y...

#4
Strange Object

Strange Object

2020★ 6.0

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

An archival investigation into the imperial image-making of the RAF ‘Z Unit’, which determined the destruction of human, animal and cultural life across Somaliland, as well as Afri...

#5
Beethoven's 4th

Beethoven's 4th

2001★ 5.3

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

The family is pleasantly surprised and puzzled when Beethoven suddenly becomes obedient. Turns out it's a prince and the pauper scenario, with the real Beethoven now living with a ...

#6
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

1982★ 7.4

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

Monty Python perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, including several from pre-Python days....