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10 Best Movies Like Purgatorio

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

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#1
El estudiante

El estudiante

2009★ 7.7

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

After retiring to the beautiful Mexican town of Guanajuato, a 70 year old decides to follow his dreams and enroll at the university where he stumbles upon a new generation and they...

#2
The Rescue: The Weight of the World

The Rescue: The Weight of the World

2023★ 6.6

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

Julio returns with his family to Argentina after the downfall of the brutal dictatorship that overpowered long-standing democracy. Things soon take an ugly turn as his brother is k...

#3
Good Day, Ramon

Good Day, Ramon

2013★ 7.9

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

After five failed attempts to go to the United States, 18-year-old Ramón decides to look for a friend’s aunt in Germany, but never finds her. With no papers or money, and without k...

#4
The People Upstairs

The People Upstairs

2020★ 6.3

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

Julio and Ana have been together for more than fifteen years. They have become a couple who no longer look at nor touch one another, and who have made daily fighting the essence of...

#5
Tótem

Tótem

2023★ 6.8

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

In a bustling Mexican household, seven-year-old Sol is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for the birthday party for her father, Tona, led by her mother, aunts, and other rela...

#6
The King of Havana

The King of Havana

2015★ 6.8

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

Recently escaped from reformatory, Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, g...

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