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10 Best Movies Like Jansson’s Temptation

If you loved Jansson’s Temptation, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jansson’s Temptation for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

#2
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jansson’s Temptation for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#3
The Padre

The Padre

2018★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jansson’s Temptation for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

American retired Judge Randall Nemes and his hired gun, Gaspar, track down a con man posing as a priest in a small Colombian town only to be thrown off-course by a scrappy 16-year-...

#4
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jansson’s Temptation for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#5
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jansson’s Temptation for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#6
Scandalous Sex

Scandalous Sex

2004★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jansson’s Temptation for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A daughter seeks to restore the reputation of her disgraced father, a wronged college professor. With help of a professional student, she must overcome an ambitious sorority bitch ...

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