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10 Best Movies Like Benny & Joon

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

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#1
Before Night Falls

Before Night Falls

2000★ 6.6

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

Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in ...

#2
Don Juan DeMarco

Don Juan DeMarco

1994★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Benny & Joon for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

John Arnold DeMarco is a man who believes he is Don Juan, the greatest lover in the world. Clad in a cape and mask, DeMarco undergoes psychiatric treatment with Dr. Jack Mickler to...

#3
Night #1

Night #1

2011★ 5.6

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

It starts as a one night stand that evolves in a long discussion with infinite subjects between a québécoise and an immigrant....

#4
The Conviction

The Conviction

1991★ 5.3

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

A girl and her art professor get trapped inside a castle-museum after it closes at night. After a little resistance she agrees to have sex with him, but then she sues the professor...

#5
Green Is Gold

Green Is Gold

2016★ 6.2

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

A thirteen-year-old boy is forced to live with his estranged brother after their father is sent to prison. Their relationship is soon tested when the older brother's occupation as ...

#6
Prey for Rock & Roll

Prey for Rock & Roll

2003★ 4.7

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

In late 1980s Los Angeles, Jacki and her all-girl punk rock band, Clam Dandy, are trying to make it big. On the verge of turning 40, Jacki decides that if the band's one last shot ...