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10 Best Movies Like Aquila Nera

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

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#1
Tonka of the Gallows

Tonka of the Gallows

1930★ 6.4

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

Melodramatic story of an innocent country girl (Ita Rina) who struggles to make a living in the city as a prostitute. As she provides last service to a murderer sentenced to death ...

#2
Regreso a «Viridiana»

Regreso a «Viridiana»

2011★ 7.1

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

Spain, 1960. French student Monique Roumette lives in Madrid on a scholarship. Thanks to a friend who works in the production company Uninci, she has the privilege of attending the...

#3
The Guitarist from the Sea

The Guitarist from the Sea

1960★ 3.5

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

Plans to build a touristic hot spring on the island of Izu Oshima run afoul of the Kobe yakuza group, which intends to use the island as a relay base for drug smuggling....

#4
Taxidermia

Taxidermia

2006★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Aquila Nera for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Set over three generations and beginning with a sexually frustrated orderly during WWII who relieves his tensions in the most outlandish, gross ways. The result of his liaison is a...

#5
Afire

Afire

2023★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Aquila Nera for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a car...

#6
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Aquila Nera for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...