Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Samba

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

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for Samba.

View Review →
Advertisement
#1
Chinese Puzzle

Chinese Puzzle

2013★ 6.6

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

Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and ...

#2
The Swimming Pool

The Swimming Pool

1969★ 7.0

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

Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual pa...

#3
Black Girl

Black Girl

1966★ 7.2

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

Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization....

#4
Delicacy

Delicacy

2011★ 6.3

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

A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker....

#5
Here and There

Here and There

2024★ 5.9

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

A visa problem forces Adrien back to Paris after 15 years in Senegal with his wife Aminata. Her cousin Sékou, now distanced from his Senegalese origins, takes in Adrien. As Adrien ...

#6
Atlantics

Atlantics

2019★ 6.7

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

Arranged to marry a rich man, young Ada is crushed when her true love goes missing at sea during a migration attempt — until a miracle reunites them....

Advertisement