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10 Best Movies Like American Me

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

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#1
Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter

1980★ 7.2

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

Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame....

#2
Honor Among Thieves

Honor Among Thieves

2021★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Me for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After being injured at war, a civil war veteran returns home to Texas to find he's now enlisted in a new battle; one for his life....

#3
White Sands

White Sands

1992★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Me for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation....

#4
South Central

South Central

1992★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Me for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Up...

#5
Girl Walks Into a Bar

Girl Walks Into a Bar

2011★ 5.1

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

A sharp-witted comedy that follows a group of apparent strangers in interlocking stories taking place in ten different bars during the course of one evening throughout Los Angeles....

#6
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

2021★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Me for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but instead devolved into riots, looting and sexual...