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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
Female Urologists 3

Female Urologists 3

2020β€’β˜… 5.2

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

Haeil, wounded by his wife's words of 'premature ejaculation', goes to a urology department. But because the doctor is a woman, she is so surprised and embarrassed that she tries t...

#2
Ask Me If I'm Happy

Ask Me If I'm Happy

2000β€’β˜… 7.7

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

Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing their dream production of Cyrano de Bergerac, until love for the same woman tears their friendship ...

#3
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984β€’β˜… 7.3

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

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacom...

#4
The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974β€’β˜… 8.6

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

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family bu...

#5
Brother 2

Brother 2

2000β€’β˜… 7.1

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

Arriving in Moscow, Chechen War veteran Danila meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a crooked contract with a US ice hoc...

#6
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

1966β€’β˜… 7.5

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

Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. Disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a...