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10 Best Movies Like Mektoub

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

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#1
The Kick of Sirocco

The Kick of Sirocco

1979★ 6.0

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

A shady Parisian tries to take advantage of a family of French-descended Algerians forced to move to France....

#2
Madame Rosa

Madame Rosa

1977★ 6.8

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

Madame Rosa lives in a sixth-floor walkup in the Pigalle; she's a retired prostitute, Jewish and an Auschwitz survivor, a foster mom to children of other prostitutes. Momo is the o...

#3
Jacquou the Rebel

Jacquou the Rebel

2007★ 6.5

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

In 1815, young Jacquou lives an idyllic peasant life with his parents in the Périgord region of France. But one day, his childhood happiness is cruelly ended when his father is ar...

#4
The House by the Sea

The House by the Sea

2017★ 6.5

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

By a little bay near Marseille lies a picturesque villa owned by an old man. His three children have gathered by his side for his last days. It’s time for them to weigh up what the...

#5
Manon

Manon

1949★ 6.8

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

Port of Marseille, France, recently liberated from the German yoke. Caught as stowaways aboard a ship, Manon, a young woman who was accused of collaborating with the Nazis, and Rob...

#6
The Life of Jesus

The Life of Jesus

1997★ 6.6

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

Twenty-something Freddy is becalmed in a podunk French village where the only sign of life is the local amateur brass band and youth aimlessly roaming around the countryside on sco...

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