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10 Best Movies Like Footsteps on the Ceiling

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

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#1
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923★ 6.8

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

When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city as a mistress of the wealt...

#2
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Footsteps on the Ceiling for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern fo...

#3
Blue

Blue

1993★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Footsteps on the Ceiling for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, bo...

#4
The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952★ 7.3

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

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a...

#5
Maria by Callas

Maria by Callas

2017★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Footsteps on the Ceiling for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose ...

#6
Stardust Memories

Stardust Memories

1980★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Footsteps on the Ceiling for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films....

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