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10 Best Movies Like John Clare: "I Am"

If you loved John Clare: "I Am", we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman

2019★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to John Clare: "I Am" for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient a...

#2
Me Before You

Me Before You

2016★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to John Clare: "I Am" for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lou Clark, a directionless 26-year-old from the English countryside, takes a job at the local castle as a caregiver and companion to a wealthy young banker, Will Traynor. Wheelchai...

#3
Bedlam

Bedlam

1946★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to John Clare: "I Am" for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they were caged animals. Nell Bowen, o...

#4
Stuart: A Life Backwards

Stuart: A Life Backwards

2007★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to John Clare: "I Am" for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers f...

#5
Repulsion

Repulsion

1965★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to John Clare: "I Am" for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on a...

#6
Urchin

Urchin

2025★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to John Clare: "I Am" for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mike, a rough sleeper in London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Along the way, he encounters unexpected chances for a fresh start...

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