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10 Best Movies Like Franklyn

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

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#1
A Violent Life

A Violent Life

2017★ 6.0

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

Despite the life threat hanging over his head, Stéphane decides to go back to Corsica for the funeral of Christophe, a childhood friend and companion in arms, murdered the day befo...

#2
Equilibrium

Equilibrium

2017★ 6.5

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

Tough, gripping drama about a committed, principled priest taking on the Mafia and risking his life in a poverty-stricken parish in Naples....

#3
Bangkok Loco

Bangkok Loco

2004★ 6.0

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

The story involves a gifted young rock drummer named Bay who commits a grisly murder and becomes a fugitive from the law. Trained by a monk in a style of drumming called the Drums ...

#4
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman

Opium: Diary of a Madwoman

2007★ 5.4

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

A drug-addicted doctor who works in an asylum discovers that one of his patients is a gifted writer....

#5
A Samurai in Time

A Samurai in Time

2024★ 7.4

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

A samurai who gets hit by lightning wakes up to find himself on a film set in the present day and starts to work as an extra on samurai films....

#6
Venus

Venus

2006★ 6.6

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

Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the ...