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10 Best Movies Like Waiting for the Messiah

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

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#1
Camila

Camila

1984★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waiting for the Messiah for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1847 Buenos Aires, a young noblewoman and a young Jesuit fall in love, much to the disapproval of her family and the Church....

#2
El Polaquito

El Polaquito

2003★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waiting for the Messiah for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

At age 13, a street kid known as "El Polaquito" makes his living mostly by singing tangos on Buenos Aires commuter trains. He falls in love with a 16 year old prostitute, also work...

#3
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

2009★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waiting for the Messiah for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple....

#4
The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief

2009★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waiting for the Messiah for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness....

#5
Sound of the Sea

Sound of the Sea

2001★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waiting for the Messiah for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A new literature teacher, Ulises, comes to a small town near the sea and falls in love with a young woman, Martina. This woman is loved by a rich businessman named Alberto but choo...

#6
Blind

Blind

2017★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waiting for the Messiah for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife ...

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