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10 Best Movies Like Pura Vida

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

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#1
The Evil Slave

The Evil Slave

2015★ 8.0

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

Three lives collide and go over the dark side....

#2
My Friends Act III

My Friends Act III

1985★ 6.4

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

This time the "amici" (friends) are just four: Necchi, Meandri, Mascetti and Sassaroli. Nevertheless they are older they still love to spend their time mainly organizing irresistib...

#3
Despicable Me 2

Despicable Me 2

2013★ 6.9

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

Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal....

#4
Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

2013★ 5.9

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

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the firs...

#5
Scream 4

Scream 4

2011★ 6.5

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

Ten years after the original Woodsboro murders, one of the survivors returns home to promote their new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targe...

#6
Police Academy 3: Back in Training

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

1986★ 5.8

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

When police funding is cut, the Governor announces he must close one of the academies. To make it fair, the two police academies must compete against each other to stay in operatio...