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10 Best Movies Like Central Station

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

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#1
Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This

Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This

2007★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Central Station for fans of Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

During the Carnival in the historical site of Pelourinho, Salvador da Bahia, we follow the lives of the tenants of a falling-to-pieces tenement house who try to get by using creati...

#2
Mars One

Mars One

2022★ 7.3

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

A middle-class Black family in Brazil copes with the election of a far-right extremist president. The mother believes that she's cursed after an unexpected encounter, while her hus...

#3
Olga

Olga

2004★ 7.1

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

Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arr...

#4
Lisbela and the Prisoner

Lisbela and the Prisoner

2003★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Central Station for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some chees...

#5
The Motorcycle Diaries

The Motorcycle Diaries

2004★ 7.4

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

Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South Americ...

#6
The Man Who Copied

The Man Who Copied

2003★ 7.5

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

A young photocopier operator becomes infatuated with his neighbor and, unable to afford anything from her shop, turns to shady schemes to make money....