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10 Best Movies Like Manas

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

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#1
A Thousand and One

A Thousand and One

2023★ 6.6

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

Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable ...

#2
Bird

Bird

2024★ 7.2

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

12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids, and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks...

#3
The Poker House

The Poker House

2008★ 6.2

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

Agnes and her two sisters struggle through a day in a home overrun by gamblers, thieves, and johns....

#4
Short Term 12

Short Term 12

2013★ 7.8

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

Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior b...

#5
The Witch Who Came from the Sea

The Witch Who Came from the Sea

1976★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Manas for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Anger stemming from being abused as a child drives an alcoholic's daughter to kill as an adult....

#6
Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest

1981★ 6.3

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

Renowned film star Joan Crawford's abuse towards Christina, her adopted daughter, intensifies as her professional and romantic relationships turn sour....

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