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10 Best Movies Like Down by Law

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

#1
Stranger Than Paradise

Stranger Than Paradise

1984★ 7.1

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

New York layabout Willie forms an unexpected bond with his young Hungarian cousin Eva when she pays him a surprise visit. Later, Eva moves in with their aunt in Cleveland, and Will...

#2
Mystery Train

Mystery Train

1989★ 7.3

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

In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling ...

#3
Night on Earth

Night on Earth

1991★ 7.5

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

A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night....

#4
Repentance

Repentance

1987★ 7.0

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

The day after his funeral, the corpse of Varlam Aravidze, the mayor of a small Georgian town, turns up in his son's garden. Although it is secretly reburied, the corpse keeps ret...

#5
Beauty Is Not a Sin

Beauty Is Not a Sin

2024★ 5.9

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

When a young woman attends confession, she admits her fault of resisting temptations, causing the priest to experience a revelation by sharing in her ultimate sin....

#6
Stranger Than Paradise

Stranger Than Paradise

1983★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Down by Law for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

30-minute short subject film that would become Stranger Than Paradise. This short was released as a standalone film in 1982, and shown as "Stranger Than Paradise" at the 1983 Inter...