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10 Best Movies Like Marisol

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

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#1
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#2
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.5

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

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

#3
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

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

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

#4
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 6.9

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#5
Real Women Have Curves

Real Women Have Curves

2002★ 6.1

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

In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee...

#6
Under the Same Moon

Under the Same Moon

2007★ 7.7

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

Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mot...

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