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10 Best Movies Like Pentimento

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

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#1
What's in a Name

What's in a Name

2012★ 7.3

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

Vincent, a wealthy real estate agent, is invited to dinner by his sister Elizabeth and her husband Peter, both professors in Paris. Claude, a childhood friend and trombonist in a s...

#2
Mes héros

Mes héros

2012★ 5.9

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

A son finds an escape from his turbulent marriage with his slightly dysfunctional and quirky parents who are hiding a young boy from the authorities....

#3
Happy Easter

Happy Easter

1984★ 5.9

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

Chronic serial womanizer Stephane Margelle drops his wife Sophie off at the airport so she can go away for Easter weekend. He immediately picks up beautiful young Julie, who has j...

#4
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#5
The Wild Goose Chase

The Wild Goose Chase

1975★ 6.1

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

The whole intrigue is centered around carte-blanche documents kept in a vault. Whoever fills in the blank becomes the owner of a revue. Big money is involved. The nephew of the own...

#6
Bernie

Bernie

1996★ 6.8

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

Bernie, a 30 years old orphan, decides to leave his orphanage and find his parents. After an investigation, he meets Marion, a young heroin addict and falls in love with her. He be...

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