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10 Best Movies Like Djeli, a Modern Tale

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

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#1
Return

Return

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Djeli, a Modern Tale for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This is a documentary linking ecological and political problems. The planet has come to be less important than the multinational earnings, and with it politicians earnings as well....

#2
The Seed of the Sacred Fig

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

2024★ 7.6

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

Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain ...

#3
Return

Return

1972★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Djeli, a Modern Tale for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Static images of an old country house are combined with voices of the past to evocative effect. Haunting and nostalgic, 'Return' conveys the life that exists in old, abandoned plac...

#4
Disney Presents: Main Street Electrical Parade - Farewell Season

Disney Presents: Main Street Electrical Parade - Farewell Season

1996★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Djeli, a Modern Tale for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Catch the spark after dark at Disneyland Park. And say farewell to one of the Magic Kingdom's most celebrated traditions - The Main Street Electrical Parade. Where else, but in The...

#5
1917

1917

2019★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Djeli, a Modern Tale for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers....

#6
I Can Quit Whenever I Want 3: Ad Honorem

I Can Quit Whenever I Want 3: Ad Honorem

2017★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Djeli, a Modern Tale for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Has been an year since Pietro Zinni's gang got caught in the Sopox production laboratory and each of them locked up in different jails. From Regina Coeli jail, Pietro keep warning ...