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10 Best Movies Like Penn

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

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#1
Padayappa

Padayappa

1999★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penn for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Padayappa, a mechanical engineer whose father gives up his property to his foster brother, and then dies of shock soon after. Neelambari initially loves Padayappa, but plans to hum...

#2
Kaala

Kaala

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penn for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Karikaalan consistently fights to keep the people of Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai, safe from the clutches of mighty politicians and the land mafia don, Hari Dhadha....

#3
The Magic of Ordinary Days

The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005★ 7.4

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

Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII....

#4
The Browning Version

The Browning Version

1951★ 7.6

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

Andrew Crocker-Harris has been forced from his position as the classics master at an English public school due to poor health. As he winds up his final term, he discovers not only ...

#5
Return to Peyton Place

Return to Peyton Place

1961★ 6.6

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

Residents of the small town of Peyton Place aren't pleased when they realize they're the characters in local writer Allison MacKenzie's controversial first novel. A sequel to the h...

#6
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penn 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....

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