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10 Best Movies Like Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

If you loved Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Carmen Miranda

Carmen Miranda

1969★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Short documentary about Carmen Miranda, with some of her songs, rare footage of the "lost" film "Banana-da-Terra" and scenes of her funeral, in 1955....

#2
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are --...

#3
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat....

#4
Fear Street: 1666

Fear Street: 1666

2021★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, and it's up to teenagers in 1994 to finally put an end to their t...

#5
Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

1989★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities....

#6
The Way to the Heart

The Way to the Heart

2024★ 9.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ava, an award-winning chef at a big-city restaurant, has lost her spark. Her boss sends her out to find herself to save her menu and her job. She returns home and finds little to i...