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10 Best Movies Like The Pope of Greenwich Village

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

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#1
Barfly

Barfly

1987★ 6.9

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

Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures t...

#2
Bambi Meets Godzilla

Bambi Meets Godzilla

1969★ 6.4

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

In this Epic Crossover between Godzilla and Bambi only one will come out on top? Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009....

#3
The Long Good Friday

The Long Good Friday

1980★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Pope of Greenwich Village for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation ...

#4
Kes

Kes

1970★ 7.4

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

Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kest...

#5
Something in the Air

Something in the Air

2012★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Pope of Greenwich Village for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1970s a student named Gilles gets entangled in contemporary political turmoils although he would rather just be a creative artist. While torn between his solidarity to h...

#6
The Hussy

The Hussy

1979★ 6.8

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

Twenty-year old misfit François earns his living by gathering boxes and bottles to resell to local shopkeepers. He lives with his grossly insensitive mother and stepfather. Mado is...