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10 Best Movies Like The Refusal

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

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#1
The Kick of Sirocco

The Kick of Sirocco

1979★ 6.0

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

A shady Parisian tries to take advantage of a family of French-descended Algerians forced to move to France....

#2
DNA

DNA

2020★ 5.9

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

A woman has a close bond with her beloved Algeriann grandfather, who protected her from a toxic home life as a child; his death triggers a deep identity crisis as tensions between ...

#3
Pépé le Moko

Pépé le Moko

1937★ 7.2

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

Pépé le Moko, one of France's most wanted criminals, hides out in the Casbah section of Algiers. He knows police will be waiting for him if he tries to leave the city. When Pépé me...

#4
The Little Soldier

The Little Soldier

1963★ 6.9

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

Despite his lack of political convictions, photojournalist Bruno Forestier is roped into a paramilitary group waging a shadow war in Geneva against the Algerian independence moveme...

#5
Madame Rosa

Madame Rosa

1977★ 6.7

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

Madame Rosa lives in a sixth-floor walkup in the Pigalle; she's a retired prostitute, Jewish and an Auschwitz survivor, a foster mom to children of other prostitutes. Momo is the o...

#6
Black Girl

Black Girl

1966★ 7.2

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

Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization....

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