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10 Best Movies Like Il Magnaccio

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

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#1
Accattone

Accattone

1961★ 7.7

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

A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison....

#2
Paprika

Paprika

1991★ 7.2

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

In 1957 Trieste, a few months before the general ban on brothels, inexperienced country girl Mimma becomes Paprika to finance her useless boyfriend as a prostitute. Amid the hustle...

#3
The Unknown Woman

The Unknown Woman

2006★ 7.2

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

A Ukrainian woman named Irena calculatedly insinuates herself into the lives of a young, affluent Italian family. Stopping at nothing to become the couple's trusted maid and the be...

#4
The Railroad Man

The Railroad Man

1956★ 7.7

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

Train operator Andrea Marcocci has to witness the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock he starts making mistakes. A check u...

#5
The Butcher

The Butcher

1998★ 6.0

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

Alina is a brilliant and enterprising woman who runs a successful art gallery in Palermo. Her husband Daniele, a successful orchestra conductor, cultured and intelligent, is not a ...

#6
The Mack

The Mack

1973★ 6.4

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

A recently-released convict becomes the most powerful pimp in Oakland, but tragedy ensues when his activities draw the ire of two corrupt cops and the crime lord he once worked for...

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