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10 Best Movies Like Francesco

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

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#1
Excalibur

Excalibur

1981★ 7.0

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

A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for ...

#2
Samsara

Samsara

2011★ 8.0

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

Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disast...

#3
Saraband

Saraband

2003★ 7.2

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

A follow-up to Scenes from a Marriage (1973); some thirty years after divorcing Johan, Marianne decides to visit her ex-husband at his summer home. She arrives in the middle of a f...

#4
The Borgia

The Borgia

2006★ 5.1

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

A portrait of the bloody dynasty that spawned a pope, Alexander VI, as well as the role model for Machiavelli's “The Prince,” his son Cesare Borgia, and a legend of femme duplicity...

#5
Pandorum

Pandorum

2009★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Francesco for fans of Action. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not al...

#6
Four Rooms

Four Rooms

1995★ 5.9

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

It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room servic...