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10 Best Movies Like Carmela's Diary

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

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#1
Òlòtūré

Òlòtūré

2019★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carmela's Diary for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ru...

#2
Siberian Education

Siberian Education

2013★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carmela's Diary for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The onl...

#3
Nostalgia

Nostalgia

2022★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carmela's Diary for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Felice returns to his native Rione Sanità in Naples to look after his dying mother, having lived abroad for the last forty years. Here he discovers that his old friend Oreste has b...

#4
The Vanquished

The Vanquished

1953★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carmela's Diary for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Three tales of privileged youth entangled in murder: French students kill for money, an Italian student smuggles cigarettes, and an English poet exploits a grim discovery....

#5
The Limits of Control

The Limits of Control

2009★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carmela's Diary for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a...

#6
One Hundred Days in Palermo

One Hundred Days in Palermo

1984★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carmela's Diary for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the late 1970s and early 80s, assassinations in Sicily get the attention of Communist deputy, Pio La Torre, who appeals to General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa to become prefect i...

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