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10 Best Movies Like Figures of Speech

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

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#1
Muriel, or the Time of Return

Muriel, or the Time of Return

1963★ 6.9

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

In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Al...

#2
Comidark Films: In Between

Comidark Films: In Between

2019★ 6.4

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

Working in a ferry as a waiter, Ayzek, having a defect with his front teeth, dreams to get his front teeth fixed and to marry his girlfriend, Songül. The news gets out that the fer...

#3
Return

Return

★ 6.6

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

Eyüp decides to cross mount Ararat looking for his aunt in Yerevan after following a madman's words. His aunt has also been expecting someone to come from behind this mount for man...

#4
Afonya

Afonya

1976★ 7.8

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

The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", m...

#5
Return

Return

2024★ 6.0

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

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#6
Return of Sabata

Return of Sabata

1971★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Figures of Speech for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Master gunslinger Sabata arrives in Hobsonville, a town completely owned by McIntock, a robber baron who is taxing the inhabitants for the cost of future improvements to the town. ...