Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Before the Night

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

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#1
Il Divo

Il Divo

2008★ 7.6

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

Italy, early '90s. Calm, clever and inscrutable, politician Giulio Andreotti has been synonymous with power for decades. He has survived everything: electoral battles, terrorist ma...

#2
Baaria

Baaria

2009★ 7.2

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

In 1920s Bagheria, Giuseppe 'Peppino' Torrenuova works as a shepherd to financially help his poor family. Over the next fifty years, Giuseppe's life, as well as the life of the vil...

#3
The Traitor

The Traitor

2019★ 7.6

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

Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. Bu...

#4
The Equalizer 3

The Equalizer 3

2023★ 7.3

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

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to d...

#5
One Hundred Steps

One Hundred Steps

2000★ 7.8

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

Peppino Impastato is a quick-witted lad growing up in 1970s Sicily. Despite hailing from a family with Mafia ties and living just one hundred steps from the house of local boss Tan...

#6
The Day of the Owl

The Day of the Owl

1968★ 7.1

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

Set in Sicily, this violent crime drama tells the tale of an Italian cop who heads to a small island town to look into the death of a construction supplier. Once there he is shocke...

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