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10 Best Movies Like Diwali

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

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#1
American History X

American History X

1998★ 8.3

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

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to priso...

#2
Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite

2004★ 6.8

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

A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back h...

#3
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

2014★ 6.2

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

Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to hi...

#4
Liberty Heights

Liberty Heights

1999★ 6.6

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

This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben compl...

#5
Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955★ 7.5

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

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some sta...

#6
Where Hands Touch

Where Hands Touch

2018★ 7.9

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

Germany, 1944. Leyna, the 15-year old daughter of a white German mother and a black African father, meets Lutz, a compassionate member of the Hitler Youth whose father is a promine...

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