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10 Best Movies Like Pixote

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

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#1
Beyond Citizen Kane

Beyond Citizen Kane

1993★ 7.8

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

Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by John Ellis, and broadcast on Channel 4. It details the dominant position of the Rede...

#2
Bog of Beasts

Bog of Beasts

2006★ 6.0

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

A man falls in love with a teenage girl, who is exploited by her own grandfather, who sometimes takes her to a gas station to show her naked to whomever pays him some money....

#3
Runnin' After Love

Runnin' After Love

1978★ 4.7

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

Beto, a young gigolo playboy, convinces his friends to break into a house to rape Marlene, a wealthy woman. They can not complete the mission, but the woman fall in love with Beto,...

#4
Bunny

Bunny

2018★ 7.7

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

An emotionally repressed and traumatised young man is challenged by disruptive outsiders to face up to his delusion, and risks losing the final bond to his dead mother....

#5
They Don't Wear Black Tie

They Don't Wear Black Tie

1981★ 8.2

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

Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião, one of the employees, is more of a reali...

#6
Alemão

Alemão

2014★ 6.2

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

Five undercover cops at Complexo do Alemão, one of Rio de Janeiro's most dangerous areas, have their covers blown by drug dealers. Arrested, they wait execution or to be rescued by...