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10 Best Movies Like Maruja

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

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#1
Framed

Framed

1947★ 6.4

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

Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend...

#2
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#3
The King of Havana

The King of Havana

2015★ 6.8

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

Recently escaped from reformatory, Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, g...

#4
Electricity

Electricity

2014★ 5.8

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

A woman leaves her seaside hometown to search for her long-lost brother, experiencing hallucinations brought on by her epilepsy during her trip....

#5
Sky

Sky

2015★ 6.2

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

A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband....

#6
Under the Same Moon

Under the Same Moon

2007★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Maruja 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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