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10 Best Movies Like Shimoni

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

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2021★ 6.7

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

An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past....

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All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020★ 6.2

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

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime....

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A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season

1989★ 6.6

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

During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody....

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The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

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Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

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

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

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Maria's Lovers

Maria's Lovers

1984★ 5.9

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

A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love....

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