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10 Best Movies Like Sweet Oblivion

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

#1
The Yacoubian Building

The Yacoubian Building

2006★ 7.3

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

The lives of residents in an old Cairo building, "The Yacoubian Building," are affected by issues like corruption, extremism, class disparity, and sexuality. Through diverse charac...

#2
Ice Cream in Glim

Ice Cream in Glim

1992★ 7.1

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

Seif works in a video rental store, and lives with a group of young men aspiring for a better life. Seif tries to prove himself worthy by showcasing his singing talent, to the disa...

#3
We Are the Bus People

We Are the Bus People

1979★ 7.9

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

Adel Imam and neighbour Abdel Moneim Madbouly are taken to a Police station after an altercation with a bus conductor. They are mistakenly arrested with a group of suspected terror...

#4
The Man with the Golden Gun

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sweet Oblivion for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scara...

#5
The Insider

The Insider

1999★ 7.5

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

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco....

#6
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972★ 8.7

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

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attemp...