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10 Best Movies Like Doctor Bello

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

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#1
Amina

Amina

2021★ 6.4

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

In 16th-century Zazzau, now Zaria, Nigeria, Amina must utilize her military skills and tactics to defend her family's kingdom. Based on a true story....

#2
Skin

Skin

2009★ 6.4

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

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era....

#3
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#4
Òlòtūré

Òlòtūré

2019★ 6.3

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

In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ru...

#5
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#6
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999★ 6.4

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

An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds she beat ou...

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