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10 Best Movies Like Ilayum Mullum

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

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#1
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#2
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

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

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

#3
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#4
Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!

2004★ 6.5

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

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van ...

#5
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#6
Sky

Sky

2015★ 6.2

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

A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband....

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