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10 Best Movies Like Because the Night

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

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#1
Matador

Matador

1986‱★ 6.7

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

A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death become obsessed with each other....

#2
Explorers

Explorers

1985‱★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Because the Night for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real res...

#3
The Voice of the Moon

The Voice of the Moon

1990‱★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Because the Night for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Odd couple Ivo Salvini, recently released from a mental asylum, and former prefect Gonnella wander through the countryside and discover a dystopia made of television commercials, b...

#4
Unfaithfully Yours

Unfaithfully Yours

1948‱★ 7.2

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

Before he left for a brief European visit, symphony conductor Sir Alfred De Carter casually asked his staid brother-in-law August to look out for his young wife, Daphne, during his...

#5
Taste the Blood of Dracula

Taste the Blood of Dracula

1970‱★ 6.1

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

Three elderly distinguished gentlemen are searching for some excitement in their boring borgoueis lives and gets in contact with one of count Dracula's servants. In a nightly cerem...

#6
The Marriage of Maria Braun

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979‱★ 7.4

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

Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war y...