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10 Best Movies Like Pather Panchali

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

#1
The World of Apu

The World of Apu

1959★ 8.1

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

Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding....

#2
Aparajito

Aparajito

1956★ 7.9

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

Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventual...

#3
The Hunt

The Hunt

1966★ 7.0

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

Three veterans of the Spanish Civil War go rabbit hunting. While doing so, old wounds open up....

#4
Bluebeard's 8th Wife

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938★ 7.0

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

American multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broke French Marquis. But she doesn't want to be only a number in the line of his ex-w...

#5
The Elephant God

The Elephant God

1979★ 7.2

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

Set in the holy city of Benares, this is the second film about the detective Feluda, who goes on a holiday with his cousin, Topshe, and his friend, Lalmohan Ganguly. But the theft ...

#6
The Versace Saga

The Versace Saga

2023★ 7.0

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

The Versace story is a family story of glory and tragedy that reads like a glamorous soap opera. In the late 1970s, Gianni Versace founded a small family business that would grow ...