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10 Best Movies Like Manuel

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

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#1
My Brother Is an Only Child

My Brother Is an Only Child

2007★ 6.7

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

Accio and Manrico are siblings from a working-class family in 1960s Italy: older Manrico is handsome, charismatic, and loved by all, while younger Accio is sulky, hot-headed, and t...

#2
A Quiet Passion

A Quiet Passion

2016★ 6.0

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

The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist....

#3
The Immigrant

The Immigrant

1917★ 7.3

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

A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York....

#4
Ride

Ride

2018★ 6.2

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

A woman and her 10-year-old son face, in their own way, the mourning for the death of the husband and father, which took place in a factory, while the waiting and the recollection ...

#5
Le Brio

Le Brio

2017★ 7.0

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

After an incident, a brilliant professor known for his outbursts is forced to mentor the student he wronged for a speech contest....

#6
Magic in the Moonlight

Magic in the Moonlight

2014★ 6.5

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

Set in the 1920s French Riviera, a master magician is commissioned to try and expose a psychic as a fraud....