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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
Brothers in Arms

Brothers in Arms

1989★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Germinal for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Simon, a Jewish police inspector, arrests Karim, a Muslim, in the bust of a drug smuggling cargo ship, only to realize that Karim is an undercover agent from the military intellige...

#2
Fantozzi Retires

Fantozzi Retires

1988★ 6.1

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

After thirty years in the big corporation, Ugo Fantozzi retires. Suddenly, he needs things to do in everyday life and he tries a number of activities: helping Pina shopping; babysi...

#3
Fantozzi The Return

Fantozzi The Return

1996★ 5.8

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

Ugo Fantozzi has been ejected from Heaven and is sent back to Earth for a short period of time until the staff in Heaven can get Fantozzi a place there. Fantozzi goes through a var...

#4
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#5
Pierrot le Fou

Pierrot le Fou

1965★ 7.3

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

Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the...

#6
Everybody's Fine

Everybody's Fine

1990★ 7.2

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

Matteo Scuro is a retired Sicilian bureaucrat, a widower with five children, all of whom live on the mainland and hold responsible jobs. He decides to surprise each with a visit an...