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10 Best Movies Like In America

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

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#1
In the Heights

In the Heights

2021★ 7.1

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

The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights....

#2
Shelter

Shelter

2014★ 5.9

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

Hannah and Tahir fall in love while homeless on the streets of New York. Shelter explores how they got there, and as we learn about their pasts we realize they need each other to b...

#3
Cabrini

Cabrini

2024★ 7.8

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

Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini arrives in 1889 New York City and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the ...

#4
Brooklyn

Brooklyn

2015★ 7.3

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

In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries....

#5
The Cobbler

The Cobbler

2014★ 5.9

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

Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that...

#6
House of Sand and Fog

House of Sand and Fog

2003★ 7.2

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

Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the lega...

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