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10 Best Movies Like Germinal

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

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#1
Crime Spree

Crime Spree

2003★ 5.5

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

An out-of-town heist becomes a nightmare for a crew of French burglars when they mistakenly rob the head of the Chicago mafia. Unaccustomed to the ways of the American underworld, ...

#2
Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

1990★ 7.3

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

Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane. He has never expressed his love for her as he his large nose undermines his self-confidence. Then he ...

#3
The Dominici Affair

The Dominici Affair

1973★ 6.8

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

In August 1952, a family of British tourists is found by the roadside in Haute Provence, brutally murdered. In the ensuing, very public, investigation a local landowner, 75 year ol...

#4
Look at Me

Look at Me

2004★ 6.3

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

Talented 20-year-old Lolita dreams of a singing career. But her self-esteem is low due to her weight problem and her narcissistic father, Étienne, a literary star with scant intere...

#5
Skylab

Skylab

2011★ 6.0

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

It is 1979 and Albertine, 10, and all her family members have gathered in Brittany to celebrate the birthday of her grandmother. Everyone thinks that the Skylab space station from ...

#6
Danton

Danton

1983★ 6.8

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

Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series ...