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10 Best Movies Like Monkey on My Back

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

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#1
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

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

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

#2
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#3
The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs

1928★ 7.3

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

When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured....

#4
The Golden Coach

The Golden Coach

1952★ 7.1

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

A viceroy, a nobleman and a bullfighter court a comedy-troupe actress in 18th-century Peru....

#5
Jimmy P.

Jimmy P.

2013★ 6.1

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

At the end of WWII, Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot who fought in France, suffers from unexplainable symptoms and is admitted to a military hospital. When doctors suspect...

#6
The Secret: Dare to Dream

The Secret: Dare to Dream

2020★ 7.3

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

A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe ...

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