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10 Best Movies Like L'Engrenage

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

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#1
Élisa

Élisa

1995★ 6.4

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

Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Par...

#2
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020★ 6.2

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

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime....

#3
Out of Love

Out of Love

2025★ 6.9

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

When Jeanne, a meticulous insurance assessor, is suddenly left to care for her estranged sister’s two children after their mother vanishes, her carefully ordered life begins to unr...

#4
The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

2013★ 5.9

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

There is something strange - some would even say abnormal - about the Malaussène family. But if you take a closer look, no one could be happier than this cheerfully chaotic family,...

#5
The Hummingbird Project

The Hummingbird Project

2019★ 6.2

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

A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal....

#6
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to L'Engrenage 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....

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