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10 Best Movies Like Nelson Cavaquinho

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

#1
The Strange World of Coffin Joe

The Strange World of Coffin Joe

1968★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nelson Cavaquinho for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Coffin Joe hosts this anthology of three short horror stories which feature a strange dollmaker, a necrophiliac balloon seller with a foot fetish, and a psychotic professor involve...

#2
The Play House

The Play House

1921★ 6.8

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

Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works....

#3
Viva! Django

Viva! Django

1971★ 7.0

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

Django is on the trail of some renegade outlaws who raped and killed his wife. En route, he rescues a horse thief from an impromptu hanging. He discovers the man knows who committe...

#4
Through the Olive Trees

Through the Olive Trees

1994★ 7.4

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

When the actor in a scene for his film Life And Nothing More… has to quit, a film director casts another man for the part. However, complications arise since the man and the woman ...

#5
Six Reasons Why

Six Reasons Why

2008★ 5.2

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

In a desolate place called the Badlands, four men stand off with guns drawn, their fingers ready at the trigger. Among them are a fugitive seeking redemption, a son out to avenge h...

#6
Initiation Love

Initiation Love

2015★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nelson Cavaquinho for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Set in Shizuoka and Tokyo, Japan in the late 1980's. Takkun is a university student in Shizuoka attempting to find a job. Mayu is a dental hygienist. They meet through a blind date...