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10 Best Movies Like Young Person's Guide to Cinema

If you loved Young Person's Guide to Cinema, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Sweet Thieves

Sweet Thieves

1977★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Young Person's Guide to Cinema for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro decided to produce a film that would express the reality of Brazil - with the theme of...

#2
Stripped Down: The Making of ‘Anora’

Stripped Down: The Making of ‘Anora’

2025★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Young Person's Guide to Cinema for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Making of documentary surrounding the production of ‘Anora’...

#3
Gundaraj

Gundaraj

1995★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Young Person's Guide to Cinema for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Ajay is framed and sentenced to seven years in prison for the rape of three women. After four years he's out for good behaviour, and seeks revenge....

#4
Ascendancy

Ascendancy

1983★ 4.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Young Person's Guide to Cinema for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Ascendancy is a 1983 British film. It tells the story of a woman who is a member of the British landowning 'Ascendancy' in Ireland during World War I. Gradually, she learns about t...

#5
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

1939★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Young Person's Guide to Cinema for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Once again, the Stooges are three hapless tramps. After nearly destroying a farmer's (Richard Fiske) pile of firewood, the boys come to the assistance of the Widow Jenkins (Eva McK...

#6
Man

Man

2022★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Young Person's Guide to Cinema for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An experimental film through the eyes of a man...