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10 Best Movies Like Vanessa

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

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#1
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

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

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

#2
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

2021★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Vanessa for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the F...

#3
The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot

1990★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Vanessa for fans of Crime. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank....

#4
Blue Story

Blue Story

2019★ 7.3

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

Blue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to s...

#5
Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985★ 6.1

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

A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into...

#6
Marmalade

Marmalade

2024★ 6.7

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

Baron, an imprisoned man, strikes up a friendship with cellmate Otis. As the pair hatch an escape plan together, Baron recalls the story of how he met Marmalade, the love of his li...

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