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10 Best Movies Like Monster's Ball

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

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#1
The Burning Plain

The Burning Plain

2008★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Monster's Ball for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic events, suggest an unusual co...

#2
My Days of Mercy

My Days of Mercy

2018★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Monster's Ball for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The daughter of a man on death row falls in love with a woman on the opposing side of her family's political cause....

#3
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

1992★ 6.9

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

A suburban family chooses seemingly sweet Peyton Flanders as their newborn's nanny. Only much later does the infant's mother, Claire Bartel, realize Peyton's true intentions -- to ...

#4
Inventing the Abbotts

Inventing the Abbotts

1997★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Monster's Ball for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer...

#5
Heavy

Heavy

1995★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Monster's Ball for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Victor is a cook who works in a greasy roadside restaurant owned by his mother, Dolly. It's just the two of them, a waitress named Delores, and a heavy drinking regular, Leo. But t...

#6
Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice

1993★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Monster's Ball for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of he...

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