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10 Best Movies Like Papillon

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

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#1
Raison perdue

Raison perdue

1984★ 4.3

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

A young girl accuses her parents of being murderers. Hurriedly committed to an asylum, she attracts the attention of a psychologist who is determined to get to the bottom of the st...

#2
Return of the Fly

Return of the Fly

1959★ 6.1

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

Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. Ho...

#3
Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

1975★ 6.4

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

After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Reverend Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the aid of US Marshal Cogburn to hun...

#4
The Return of Swamp Thing

The Return of Swamp Thing

1989★ 5.5

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

The Swamp Thing returns to battle the evil Dr. Arcane, who has a new science lab full of creatures transformed by genetic mutation, and chooses Heather Locklear as his new object o...

#5
My Neighbors the Yamadas

My Neighbors the Yamadas

1999★ 7.0

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

The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the he...

#6
Darkman II: The Return of Durant

Darkman II: The Return of Durant

1995★ 5.6

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

Darkman and Durant return and they hate each other as much as ever. This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech weaponry. Darkman must step in an...