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10 Best Movies Like Day 40

If you loved Day 40, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Naples to New York

Naples to New York

2024★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day 40 for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the immediate post-war period, amidst the rubble of a poverty-ridden Naples, two kids, Carmine and Celestina, try to survive as best they can by helping each other out. One nigh...

#2
The Seal: Number 10 from the Street

The Seal: Number 10 from the Street

2020★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day 40 for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of famous Peruvian soccer player Jefferson Farfán is recounted from his troubled childhood to the World Cup in 2018....

#3
Sundays

Sundays

2025★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day 40 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When Ainara announces that she wants to become a nun, chaos arises in her family....

#4
18 Presents

18 Presents

2020★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day 40 for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Elisa is only forty when an incurable disease takes her from her husband and their daughter. Before her heart stops, Elisa finds a way to stay close to her: a gift for every birthd...

#5
Skater Girl

Skater Girl

2021★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day 40 for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and comp...

#6
A Moroccan Affair

A Moroccan Affair

2023★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day 40 for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Follows the Díaz-Aguirre family, whose perfect universe turns upside down after the death of the patriarch, who in his will asks his wife to recover the 'Sardinete', his first fish...