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10 Best Movies Like Les Misérables

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

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#1
The Emperor of Paris

The Emperor of Paris

2018★ 6.3

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

Paris, France, early 19th century. The legendary convict François Vidocq lives in disguise trying to escape from a tragic past that torments him. When, after an unfortunate event, ...

#2
Crooks in Clover

Crooks in Clover

1963★ 7.7

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

An aging gangster, Fernand Naudin is hoping for a quiet retirement when he suddenly inherits a fortune from an old friend, a former gangster supremo known as the Mexican. If he is ...

#3
Tanguy

Tanguy

2001★ 6.0

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

Tanguy is 28 years old and still living with his parents. They think it's time he moves out. He doesn't, so they hatch a plan....

#4
The Vultures

The Vultures

1984★ 6.0

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

April 5, 1943: a battalion of the Foreign Legion arrives in El Ksour, Tunisia, to escort a fortune in gold bars to the home front. A German ambush awaits, and all but four die. Tha...

#5
Starship Troopers: Invasion

Starship Troopers: Invasion

2012★ 5.9

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

The troopers of two starships have joined forces to terminate a massive bug attack at a Federation outpost. Before the mission can be completed and the survivors evacuated, one shi...

#6
The Comics 2

The Comics 2

1991★ 5.7

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

Paolo Villaggio and Renato Pozzetto are the protagonists of various misadventures, first as nurses of a crazy ambulance, then as night guards of a shopping center and later as a pi...