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10 Best Movies Like A Friend of the People

If you loved A Friend of the People, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

2002★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Friend of the People for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

With their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the ...

#2
Darkland: The Return

Darkland: The Return

2023★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Friend of the People for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Seven years ago, Zaid went to war against the Copenhagen underworld to avenge his dead brother. His identity as a respected doctor of cardiology and life as a family man is but a f...

#3
My Cousin the Sexologist

My Cousin the Sexologist

2016★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Friend of the People for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two cousins began to discover their sexuality together in adolescence and they reunite after ten years: he only recently returned to bachelorhood, and she returned from Buenos Aire...

#4
A Prince for Christmas

A Prince for Christmas

2015★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Friend of the People for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

A prince from Europe meets a charming waitress when he travels to America during the Christmas holiday to escape an arranged marriage....

#5
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

1987★ 7.9

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

Anne Shirley, now a schoolteacher, has begun writing stories and collecting rejection slips. She acts as Diana's maid of honor, develops a relationship with Gilbert Blythe, and fin...

#6
Sex Doll

Sex Doll

2016★ 5.7

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

Set in London's world of high class call girls, Amoureux Solitaires tells the story of London based French escort Virginie, and Rupert, a man who rescues trafficked girls....