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10 Best Movies Like Take the Ball, Pass the Ball

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

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#1
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

1985★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Take the Ball, Pass the Ball for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970....

#2
Operation Odessa

Operation Odessa

2018★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Take the Ball, Pass the Ball for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The stranger-than-fiction true story of a Russian mobster, a Miami playboy, and a Cuban spy who teamed up in the early '90s to sell a Soviet submarine to the Cali Cartel....

#3
Ilusión Nacional

Ilusión Nacional

2014★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Take the Ball, Pass the Ball for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A sport like football is primarily a passionate celebration, but one that is so massive (economically, politically and socially) that it, of course, also brings many problems. Olal...

#4
Barça Dreams

Barça Dreams

2015★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Take the Ball, Pass the Ball for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Fascinating chronicle of the ascendancy of FC Barcelona - possibly the top team in the world and powerful emblem of Catalan identity - 'Barca: More than a Club'. Director Jordi Llo...

#5
Sleeping with Other People

Sleeping with Other People

2015★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Take the Ball, Pass the Ball for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Can two serial cheaters get a second chance at love? After a one-night stand in college, New Yorkers Lainey and Jake meet by chance twelve years later and discover they each have t...

#6
The Tenant

The Tenant

1976★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Take the Ball, Pass the Ball for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia....