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10 Best Movies Like The Gods Must Be Crazy

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

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#1
The Gods Must Be Crazy II

The Gods Must Be Crazy II

1989★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Gods Must Be Crazy for fans of Action & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounte...

#2
Mimino

Mimino

1977★ 7.6

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

Georgian bush pilot Valentin (Valiko) Mizandari a.k.a. Mimino works at small local airlines, flying helicopters between small villages. But he dreams of piloting large internation...

#3
The Story of Qiu Ju

The Story of Qiu Ju

1992★ 7.3

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

When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, a peasant woman, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureauc...

#4
Haunted

Haunted

1995★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Gods Must Be Crazy for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Professor David Ash exposes false spiritulists and mediums. He is invited to Edbrook to resolve the fears and torments within its secretive family. Soon after arriving Ash begins t...

#5
Santiago, Italia

Santiago, Italia

2018★ 7.2

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

After the coup d'État of the Democratic government of Allende, the embassy of Italy in Santiago played a major role in helping the opposers of the regime, and extradited many of th...

#6
Burnt by the Sun

Burnt by the Sun

1994★ 6.9

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

Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends....