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10 Best Movies Like City of Men

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

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#1
A Menina Índigo

A Menina Índigo

2017★ 7.1

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

Unlike the other children, Sophie discovers in the midst of her abilities to paint the gift of being able to cure illnesses. The news spreads and reaches the hands of a tabloid jou...

#2
Bending The Rules

Bending The Rules

2012★ 5.4

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

Detective Nick Blades is a New Orleans cop on trial for corruption. Assistant District Attorney Theo Gold is the man in charge of putting him behind bars. When these two unlikely p...

#3
The Seamstress

The Seamstress

2017★ 7.6

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

In the thirties, two sisters separated by fate face prejudice and sexism, one by the high society in a big city and the other by a group of renegades in the countryside. Despite th...

#4
Waste Land

Waste Land

2010★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to City of Men for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional...

#5
Federal

Federal

2010★ 4.3

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

Brasília. Vital is a Brazilian federal police deputy who leads a special investigation group that aims to capture the international drug trafficker Beque Batista. Three other offic...

#6
Irmã Dulce

Irmã Dulce

2014★ 7.7

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

Biographical film of Sister Dulce, who, in life, was called the “Good Angel of Bahia”, also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and canonized by the Catholic Church. Contemplating ...