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10 Best Movies Like Bossa Nova

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

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#1
Awakenings

Awakenings

1990★ 7.8

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

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversia...

#2
Shallow Hal

Shallow Hal

2001★ 6.2

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

After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected run-in with self-help guru To...

#3
The Inheritance

The Inheritance

2001★ 5.7

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

Reunited for their mother’s funeral, four sisters – Selma, Regina, Laura and Lúcia – find themselves forced to divide much more than an apartment in Copacabana. While dividing the ...

#4
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#5
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...

#6
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

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

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...