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10 Best Movies Like The Usurer

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

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#1
A Corner in Wheat

A Corner in Wheat

1909★ 6.2

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

On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty....

#2
Magnificent Obsession

Magnificent Obsession

1954★ 6.8

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

Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-savi...

#3
People Like Us

People Like Us

2012★ 6.8

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

After flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, a struggling man discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30...

#4
Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

2002★ 6.9

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

Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle....

#5
Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

1947★ 7.7

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

The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off....

#6
Fast Girls

Fast Girls

2012★ 6.1

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

A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete....

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