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10 Best Movies Like Scent of a Spell

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

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#1
Insomniacs After School

Insomniacs After School

2023★ 6.0

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

To keep using their school's abandoned observatory as a refuge, two sleepless high school students decide to revive the defunct astronomy club....

#2
Star

Star

2024★ 7.3

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

Follows a youngster Kalai and his aspirations of becoming a 'Star' in the Tamil Film Industry. Born in a lower-middle-class family, will Kalai overcome all his struggles to emerge ...

#3
Return

Return

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Scent of a Spell for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This is a documentary linking ecological and political problems. The planet has come to be less important than the multinational earnings, and with it politicians earnings as well....

#4
Return

Return

★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Scent of a Spell for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Eyüp decides to cross mount Ararat looking for his aunt in Yerevan after following a madman's words. His aunt has also been expecting someone to come from behind this mount for man...

#5
Return

Return

2020★ 6.4

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

Owen, a young man is dissatisfied with his life. He heads into the forest to escape and learns a lot during his time there....

#6
Return

Return

1972★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Scent of a Spell for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Static images of an old country house are combined with voices of the past to evocative effect. Haunting and nostalgic, 'Return' conveys the life that exists in old, abandoned plac...