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10 Best Movies Like The Decameron

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

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#1
The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

1972★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Decameron for fans of History & Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories....

#2
The Little Hours

The Little Hours

2017★ 5.9

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

Garfagnana, Italy, 1347. The handsome servant Masseto, fleeing from his vindictive master, takes shelter in a nunnery where three young nuns, Sister Alessandra, Sister Ginevra and ...

#3
Paprika

Paprika

1991★ 7.1

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

In 1957 Trieste, a few months before the general ban on brothels, inexperienced country girl Mimma becomes Paprika to finance her useless boyfriend as a prostitute. Amid the hustle...

#4
Crimes of Passion

Crimes of Passion

1984★ 6.3

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

Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopa...

#5
Yes, God, Yes

Yes, God, Yes

2020★ 6.3

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

Alice, a young innocent Catholic girl, is tempted into masturbating after an AOL chat suddenly turns sexual, however is conflicted as the act would be considered a sin....

#6
Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Decameron for fans of History & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country....

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