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10 Best Movies Like Why

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

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#1
Seduced and Abandoned

Seduced and Abandoned

1964★ 7.6

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

The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's f...

#2
A Girl in Australia

A Girl in Australia

1971★ 6.7

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

The film is about an old fashioned Italian with moral values of the 1930/40's , who has to find a wife in the modern, woman's liberated society of Australia of the 1960/70's....

#3
My Friends Act III

My Friends Act III

1985★ 6.4

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

This time the "amici" (friends) are just four: Necchi, Meandri, Mascetti and Sassaroli. Nevertheless they are older they still love to spend their time mainly organizing irresistib...

#4
Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals

Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals

2025★ 7.3

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

A democracy and a dictatorship. A presidential campaign and dirty money. War and death. When Nicolas Sarkozy affirmed in the press that “No one can make sense of it”, he was trying...

#5
Il presidente del Borgorosso Football Club

Il presidente del Borgorosso Football Club

1970★ 6.4

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

Benito Fornaciari, a pale, devoutly Catholic, Upper Middleclass Italian inherits a minor-league football club from a long-lost uncle. He decides to visit the club to sell it, but t...

#6
Café Express

Café Express

1980★ 7.0

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

An Italian laborer foils anyone who tries to stop him from selling espresso on the Milan-to-Naples night train....