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10 Best Movies Like The Empathizer

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

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#1
Trevor Noah: You Laugh But It's True

Trevor Noah: You Laugh But It's True

2011★ 6.6

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

In the world of stand-up comedy in South Africa, Trevor Noah uses his childhood experiences in a biracial family during apartheid to prepare for his first one-man show....

#2
American Pie: Revealed

American Pie: Revealed

2004★ 6.0

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

Documentary about the making of American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (2003)....

#3
Woman Times Seven

Woman Times Seven

1967★ 6.2

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

Seven mini-stories of adultery: a widow misbehaves at her husband's funeral, a wife turns to streetwalking for revenge, a prudish girl surprises, a neglected wife vies for her husb...

#4
Human Flow

Human Flow

2017★ 6.9

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

More than 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war, the greatest displacement since World War II. Filmmaker Ai ...

#5
In the Soup

In the Soup

1992★ 6.7

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

An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film....

#6
Music Within

Music Within

2007★ 6.4

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

After a confrontation with one of his idols dashes his dreams of studying public speaking in college, Richard Pimentel joins the Army and ships off to Vietnam. During his service, ...

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