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10 Best Movies Like Sophiatown

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

#1
Star

Star

2019★ 6.3

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

Giacomo is a low-level actor and voice actor with a great passion for acting. After another disappointing audition he has one last chance to get the part assigned...

#2
The Comics

The Comics

1990★ 5.8

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

Two silent movie actors escape from their film. Forced to find a way to survive in the real world, they will only cause troubles to the people they will meet along the way....

#3
School of Thieves 2

School of Thieves 2

1987★ 5.3

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

In this second episode Dalmazio and Egisto come, respectively, from the prison and the insane asylum. They risk a second arrest for their awkwardness so they return from their "unc...

#4
A Walk in Time: The Adventure Continues

A Walk in Time: The Adventure Continues

1997★ 5.1

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

The back-in-time misadventures of Walter and Ascanio are not finished. The defective time-travel machine will bring them from prehistory all the way to outer space, in a funny, lig...

#5
Fantozzi to the Rescue

Fantozzi to the Rescue

1990★ 6.1

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

Fantozzi is now retired but continues to go to the office where it is held up as a fine example of employees intending to do career....

#6
Six

Six

2003★ 8.2

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

On April 6, 1997, a group of six occult-inspired teenagers from Kentucky and a family of picnicking Jehovah's Witnesses were brought together by fate. A few minutes later, the fami...