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10 Best Movies Like The Acrobat

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

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#1
Hercule

Hercule

1938★ 6.0

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

Hercule, a young peasant, inherits a Parisian newspaper with a large circulation. The editor-in-chief, Vasco, takes advantage of his ignorance to make corruption prevail. But Hercu...

#2
The Way to the Heart

The Way to the Heart

2024★ 9.9

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

Ava, an award-winning chef at a big-city restaurant, has lost her spark. Her boss sends her out to find herself to save her menu and her job. She returns home and finds little to i...

#3
Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №5. Second Bride Emperor

Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №5. Second Bride Emperor

2003★ 6.2

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

As a result of a successful conspiracy against Menshikov, Peter II is prematurely recognized as an adult and is in a hurry to be crowned in Moscow. The Dolgoruky brothers gather fo...

#4
Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №1. Testament Emperor

Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №1. Testament Emperor

2000★ 7.0

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

Russia, January 25, 1725. "Give it all...". The emperor's weakening hand was able to write in his will only these two short incomprehensible words that kept Russia in a bloody stru...

#5
The Song of the Tree

The Song of the Tree

2018★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Acrobat for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Esen, a young man who has been expelled from his village, escapes with the daughter of one of the most powerful men in the village. Whilst being pursued, he is forced to fight for ...

#6
Boy

Boy

2004★ 5.7

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

Boy is the unsettling story of a young male prostitute, or Rent Boy, in a small rural town who learns the truth behind a hit and run accident which has killed a local girl. When th...