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10 Best Movies Like Nelly

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

#1
Bottle Rocket

Bottle Rocket

1996★ 6.7

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

Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatche...

#2
Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016★ 6.7

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

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice....

#3
Fog in August

Fog in August

2016★ 7.5

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

A Yenish boy is placed in a mental hospital and experiences the Nazi euthanasia program. Aware of what was happening and attached to friends, the lad attempts to sabotage the progr...

#4
Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf

Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf

2024★ 7.6

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

Steppenwolf is one of the most legendary and at the same time most enigmatic bands in the history of rock music. On the border between mainstream and psychedelic underground, their...

#5
Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018★ 8.0

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

Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. ...

#6
Black Panther

Black Panther

2018★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nelly for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challe...