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10 Best Movies Like The Brute

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

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#1
Personal Shopper

Personal Shopper

2016★ 5.9

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

Maureen, mid-20s, is a personal shopper for a media celebrity. The job pays for her stay in Paris, a city she refuses to leave until she makes contact with her twin brother who pre...

#2
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

1955★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Brute for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes ...

#3
Argentina 1985

Argentina 1985

2022★ 7.8

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

In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time....

#4
Maria Candelaria

Maria Candelaria

1944★ 7.3

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

A young journalist asks an old artist about the portrait of a naked Indian woman that he has in his study. The artist tells the story of Maria Candelaria, a young Indian woman who ...

#5
The Great Madcap

The Great Madcap

1949★ 7.2

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

Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to fool him into spending less by telling...

#6
David Cross: Let America Laugh

David Cross: Let America Laugh

2003★ 6.3

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

This is a feature-length documentary of David Cross's entire North American comedy tour....