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10 Best Movies Like Penny

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

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#1
The Truth About Emanuel

The Truth About Emanuel

2013★ 6.0

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

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother....

#2
Hello Sister, Goodbye Life

Hello Sister, Goodbye Life

2006★ 6.1

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

A college student must take care of her 7-year-old half sister after the death of their parents....

#3
A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying

1956★ 6.3

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

A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters....

#4
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#5
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#6
Reading Lolita in Tehran

Reading Lolita in Tehran

2024★ 7.2

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

As Islamic morality squads stage arbitrary raids in Tehran and as fundamentalists seize hold of the universities, Azar Nafisi, an inspired teacher, secretly gathers six of her most...

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