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10 Best Movies Like Wes and Ella

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

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#1
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

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

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#2
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#3
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#4
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 6.9

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#5
Charm City Kings

Charm City Kings

2020★ 7.8

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

Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse ...

#6
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

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