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10 Best Movies Like I Am Not Madame Bovary

If you loved I Am Not Madame Bovary, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Swing Kids

Swing Kids

2018★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Not Madame Bovary for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Rebellious Ki-soo from North Korea is mesmerized by tap dance in prison camps. Ki-soo joins as a team member of a dance team named 'Swing Kids'. Yet suddenly, their dreams about da...

#2
Mr. Donkey

Mr. Donkey

2016★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Not Madame Bovary for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In order to pay for the donkey that brings them water, a countryside village registers it as a teacher at its local school. But when the charity group that funds the school visits...

#3
Who's Singin' Over There?

Who's Singin' Over There?

1980★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Not Madame Bovary for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

On Saturday, 5 April 1941, one day before the Invasion of Yugoslavia of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a colourful group of random passengers on a country road deep in the heart of Ser...

#4
Harpoon

Harpoon

2019★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Not Madame Bovary for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean under suspicious circumstances....

#5
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

2017★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Not Madame Bovary for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 2012, Atsuya and his 2 childhood friends do something bad and run into an old general store. They decide to stay there until the morning. Late into the night, Atsuya sees a lett...

#6
Someone to Talk To

Someone to Talk To

2016★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am Not Madame Bovary for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An adaptation of Liu Zhenyun’s award-winning novel One Sentence Worth Ten Thousand, produced by Bill Kong. The novel, which won the Mao Dun Literature Prize after it was published...