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10 Best Movies Like Appassionata

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

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#1
My Name Ain't Johnny

My Name Ain't Johnny

2008★ 7.1

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

The true story of João Guilherme Estrella ("Johnny"), a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s....

#2
Winged Creatures

Winged Creatures

2009★ 5.9

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

A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts h...

#3
Òlòtūré

Òlòtūré

2019★ 6.3

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

In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ru...

#4
Panic

Panic

2000★ 6.2

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

Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for hi...

#5
American Murderer

American Murderer

2022★ 5.9

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

The True story of how charismatic con man Jason Derek Brown bankrolls his extravagant lifestyle through a series of scams. On Brown’s trail: Lance Leising, a dogged FBI special age...

#6
In Secret

In Secret

2014★ 6.1

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

In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a ...

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