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10 Best Movies Like Sympathy for the Devil

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

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#1
It Must Be Heaven

It Must Be Heaven

2019★ 6.5

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

Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine....

#2
Flag Day

Flag Day

2021★ 5.8

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

A father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber and con man in order to provide for his daughter....

#3
Speak Up

Speak Up

2017★ 7.8

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

Raise the voice, speak eloquently, construct and argue a discourse. Tools so necessary in life as exciting to build. In Paris, the date of Eloquentia, an oratory contest where youn...

#4
My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

1979★ 6.1

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

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married....

#5
Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

2012★ 5.5

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

Prudence and Bélisaire Beresford have decided to take things easy. But when a rich Russian heiress disappears, Prudence can't resist and Bélisaire is forced onto the adventure. The...

#6
Love Affair(s)

Love Affair(s)

2020★ 6.3

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

Vacations in the French countryside. Daphne, three months pregnant, finds herself alone to welcome Maxime, her boyfriend François’ cousin. François had to leave in a hurry for Pa...