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10 Best Movies Like Mandabi

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

#1
Faust

Faust

2011★ 6.6

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

A doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargains with the Devil incarnate to conjure their union in exchang...

#2
The Secret Life of Words

The Secret Life of Words

2005★ 7.0

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

A solitary nurse bonds with a badly burned patient who survived an accident on an oil rig....

#3
Nelson Cavaquinho

Nelson Cavaquinho

1969★ 9.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mandabi for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A short film of lovely poetic, observational elements and interviews with the famed samba singer/songwriter Nelson Antônio da Silva, whose adopted last name ‘Cavaquinho’ refers to ...

#4
Frances Ha

Frances Ha

2013★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mandabi for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks....

#5
Brazil

Brazil

1985★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mandabi for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a cas...

#6
Sausage Party

Sausage Party

2016★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mandabi for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Hot dog Frank leads a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery stor...