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10 Best Movies Like Snails in the Head

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

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#1
Secret Name

Secret Name

2021★ 6.0

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

Nelie escaped a miserable existence by becoming a frontline nurse in 1914. One day, she takes the identity of Rose, a young woman from a good family, who dies in front of her. She ...

#2
Haute Couture

Haute Couture

2021★ 6.1

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

Esther is at the end of her career as Head Seamstress at Dior Avenue Montaigne workshop. One day, she gets her handbag stolen in the metro by a 20 years old girl, Jade. Instead of ...

#3
In the Beginning

In the Beginning

2009★ 6.6

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

France, present day. A professional conman passes himself off as the boss of a construction site building a highway extension. He cons the whole region, hires dozens of workers and...

#4
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others

Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others

1974★ 7.0

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

Three friends navigate mid-life crises: a blocked writer, a disillusioned doctor, and a charming man facing bankruptcy and divorce. As their struggles strain friendships, a younger...

#5
The Visit

The Visit

1964★ 7.2

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

Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-m...

#6
Adieu Philippine

Adieu Philippine

1962★ 6.9

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

Michel is a young technician in the fledgling TV industry and is due for military service in two months at the time of the Algerian War. Juliette and Liliane are inseparable best f...

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