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10 Best Movies Like The Big Durian

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

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#1
The House on Carroll Street

The House on Carroll Street

1988★ 5.9

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

A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a no...

#2
All That Breathes

All That Breathes

2022★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Big Durian for fans of Documentary & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Against the darkening backdrop of New Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protecting one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird k...

#3
Girl in the Box

Girl in the Box

2016★ 6.7

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

The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as ...

#4
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars

Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars

2012★ 6.4

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

In 1997, Louis Theroux made a documentary about the world of male porn performers in Los Angeles. 15 years later, he returns to find a business struggling with the deluge of free p...

#5
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

2002★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Big Durian for fans of Documentary & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello. The project was conceived by the producer Nicolas McClintoc...

#6
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000★ 7.6

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

A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern fo...

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