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10 Best Movies Like The Pirates of Somalia

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

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#1
Whose Streets?

Whose Streets?

2017★ 5.8

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

A nonfiction account of the Ferguson uprising told by the people who lived it, this is an unflinching look at how the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown inspired a community to f...

#2
Oblivious Memory

Oblivious Memory

2018★ 7.6

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

Carlos is a man doomed by restless memories, that meets with himself, in a time warp. Young Carlos faces the forgetfulness of old Carlos, who doesn't recognize his own appearance. ...

#3
Cheri and the Pirates

Cheri and the Pirates

1988★ 4.5

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

Suspecting that her sister has been abducted by human traffickers, Serena recruits an inexperienced but lovely operative to help her board a yacht belonging to Salazar, a reputed m...

#4
The Hoax

The Hoax

2006★ 6.2

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

In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s....

#5
Ears

Ears

2016★ 7.1

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

A man wakes up one morning with an annoying ringing sound in his ears. A note on the fridge says: "Your friend Luigi has died. P.S. I took the car". The problem is that he does not...

#6
The Upside of Anger

The Upside of Anger

2005★ 6.3

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

After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters. As she hits rock bottom, Terry finds a friend and drinking bud...