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10 Best Movies Like The Lion

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

#1
Would I Lie to You: The Beginning

Would I Lie to You: The Beginning

2019★ 4.9

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

In 1980s Paris - Patrick, Dov, Yvan and Serge are young men seeking success in love and business... with varying success....

#2
Mine de rien

Mine de rien

2020★ 5.7

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

In a region that was once the flagship of the mining industry, two long-term unemployed men come up with the idea of building an "artisanal" amusement park on the site of a disused...

#3
Sign of the Lion

Sign of the Lion

1962★ 7.0

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

An American in Paris lives by sponging off his working friends, and throws a party using borrowed money when his rich American aunt dies, believing firmly in his horoscope....

#4
CQ

CQ

2001★ 5.9

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

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a n...

#5
The Vertical Ray of the Sun

The Vertical Ray of the Sun

2000★ 6.6

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

Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's...

#6
Les enfants des justes

Les enfants des justes

2022★ 7.2

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

In France in 1942. Blanche and Virgile live in the free zone and use a boat to help a local network of resistance fighters and refugees. One day the couple propose to take in Sarah...