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10 Best Movies Like The Salesman

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

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#1
Fireworks Wednesday

Fireworks Wednesday

2006★ 7.4

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

Rouhi, a young bride-to-be, is hired as a maid for an affluent family in Tehran. Upon arriving, she is suddenly thrust into an explosive domestic conflict. The wife is convinced he...

#2
Speak

Speak

2004★ 7.1

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

Freshman high-school student Melinda has refused to speak ever since she called the cops on a popular summer party. With her old friends snubbing her for being a rat, and her paren...

#3
Tatami

Tatami

2024★ 7.7

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

Iranian female judokas Leila and her coach Maryam, travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the Judo World Championshi...

#4
Adam

Adam

2020★ 6.4

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

A hard-living salesman becomes a quadriplegic after an accident....

#5
American Wrestler: The Wizard

American Wrestler: The Wizard

2017★ 7.2

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

In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestli...

#6
The House on Carroll Street

The House on Carroll Street

1988★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Salesman for fans of Drama & Thriller. 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...

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