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10 Best Movies Like Old Goriot

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

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#1
Zeitgeist: Addendum

Zeitgeist: Addendum

2008★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Old Goriot for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Zeitgeist: Addendum premiered at the 5th Annual Artivist Film Festival. Director Peter Joseph stated: "The failure of our world to resolve the issues of war, poverty, and corruptio...

#2
Taxi 3

Taxi 3

2003★ 5.8

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

A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't keep up. Police Captain Gilbert is distracted by a Chinese reporter writing a sto...

#3
Gramps Is in the Resistance

Gramps Is in the Resistance

1983★ 6.9

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

It is 1943 in Paris. Like so many others, the Bourbelle family's home has been taken over by the Germans and they now live in their cellar. Little do they know that the son, Guy-Hu...

#4
Jim's Story

Jim's Story

2024★ 6.8

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

Aymeric runs into Florence, a former coworker, one evening in Saint-Claude in the Haut-Jura. She is six months pregnant and single. When she gives birth to Jim, Aymeric is there. T...

#5
Joe

Joe

2014★ 6.5

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

The rough-hewn boss of a lumber crew courts trouble when he steps in to protect the youngest member of his team from an abusive father....

#6
Lo

Lo

2009★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Old Goriot for fans of Romance. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Love presents many challenges to couples...but none so daunting as the one Justin faces with his girlfriend April......