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10 Best Movies Like Cartas na Mesa

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

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#1
City of God

City of God

2002★ 8.4

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

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related vio...

#2
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

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

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

#3
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death

Shootfighter: Fight to the Death

1993★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cartas na Mesa for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Nick and Ruben are hoodwinked into a "shootfighter" (no-holds-barred, to the death) martial arts match by the evil Mr. Lee, who has a grudge against world shootfighter champ(and te...

#4
A Private War

A Private War

2018★ 6.8

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

One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give...

#5
Vitória

Vitória

2025★ 7.9

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

Nina is an elderly woman who lives alone and feels distressed by the increasing violence in her neighborhood. Amidst conflicts with her neighbors, she decides to film the movement ...

#6
Lisbon Story

Lisbon Story

1994★ 7.1

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

Wim Wenders' homage to Lisbon and films. A sound engineer obtains a mysterious postcard from a friend who at the moment is filming a film in Lisbon. He sets out across Europe to fi...

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