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10 Best Movies Like Purgatory

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

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#1
Real Women Have Curves

Real Women Have Curves

2002★ 6.1

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

In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee...

#2
Blinded by the Light

Blinded by the Light

2019★ 6.9

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

In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen....

#3
As Cool as I Am

As Cool as I Am

2013★ 5.8

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

A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers....

#4
Love Don't Co$t a Thing

Love Don't Co$t a Thing

2003★ 7.6

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

A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool....

#5
CQ

CQ

2001★ 5.9

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

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a n...

#6
SubUrbia

SubUrbia

1997★ 6.2

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

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults....

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