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10 Best Movies Like Basanti

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

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#1
A United Kingdom

A United Kingdom

2016★ 6.7

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

The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce oppositi...

#2
Gabriel's Inferno: Part II

Gabriel's Inferno: Part II

2020★ 8.4

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

Professor Gabriel Emerson finally learns the truth about Julia Mitchell's identity, but his realization comes a moment too late. Julia is done waiting for the well-respected Dante ...

#3
Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

1966★ 7.1

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

In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book bu...

#4
Firestarter

Firestarter

1984★ 6.3

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

Charlene "Charlie" McGee has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. Can her psychic power and the love of her father save her from the threatening government agency...

#5
Heat and Dust

Heat and Dust

1983★ 6.0

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

Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her grand-aunt, she is led to recon...

#6
The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981★ 6.4

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

In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both acto...

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