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10 Best Movies Like Swoon

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

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#1
The Krays

The Krays

1990★ 6.1

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

Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. As they grow up, Ronnie's violent nature takes over, and Regg...

#2
My Policeman

My Policeman

2022★ 7.6

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

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship ...

#3
Maurice

Maurice

1987★ 7.6

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

After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society....

#4
Christopher and His Kind

Christopher and His Kind

2011★ 6.3

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

In 1931, budding author Christopher Isherwood goes to Berlin at the invitation of his friend W. H. Auden for the gay sex that abounds in the city. He falls for street sweeper Heinz...

#5
My Brother the Devil

My Brother the Devil

2012★ 6.4

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

Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older broth...

#6
Edge of the City

Edge of the City

1957★ 7.1

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

A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive an...

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