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Movies Like Dingetjie & Idi

If you liked Dingetjie & Idi (1977), a movie directed by Dirk de Villiers, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Limitless

    Limitless (2011)

    ★ 7.2/10

    The life of an unsuccessful writer is transformed by a top-secret 'smart drug' that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that…

  2. 2Ghost

    Ghost (1990)

    ★ 7.3/10

    After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

  3. 3The Eye

    The Eye (2008)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she is seeing dead…

  4. 4Lucy

    Lucy (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

  5. 5Great Expectations

    Great Expectations (2012)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but…

  6. 6City Lights

    City Lights (1931)

    ★ 8.2/10

    A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

  7. 7Phenomenon

    Phenomenon (1996)

    ★ 6.5/10

    An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

  8. 8Barefoot

    Barefoot (2014)

    ★ 6.7/10

    The "black sheep" son of a wealthy family meets a young psychiatric patient who's been raised in isolation her entire life. He takes the naive young woman home for his brother's wedding an improbable romance blooms, as…

  9. 9Superintelligence

    Superintelligence (2020)

    ★ 5.9/10

    When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol Peters, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the A.I. decides to enslave, save or destroy humanity, it’s up to…

  10. 10Red Lights

    Red Lights (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Two investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young assistant, Tom Buckley, study the most varied metaphysical phenomena with the aim of proving their fraudulent origins. Simon…

  11. 11The Darjeeling Limited

    The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their…

  12. 12Only Lovers Left Alive

    Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, already played over several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.

  13. 13Awakenings

    Awakenings (1990)

    ★ 7.8/10

    Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled…

  14. 14Lord of Illusions

    Lord of Illusions (1995)

    ★ 5.9/10

    During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of their leader Nix, a powerful magician who was killed 13 years…

  15. 15Memoirs of an Invisible Man

    Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

    ★ 5.9/10

    After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.

  16. 16The Immigrant

    The Immigrant (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10

    1921 New York. An immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.

  17. 17The Endless

    The Endless (2017)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Two brothers return to the cult they fled from years ago to discover that the group's beliefs may be more sane than they once thought.

  18. 18Doctor Strange

    Doctor Strange (2007)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Dr. Stephen Strange embarks on a wondrous journey to the heights of a Tibetan mountain, where he seeks healing at the feet of the mysterious Ancient One.

  19. 19Push

    Push (2009)

    ★ 6.1/10

    After his father, an assassin, is brutally murdered, Nick Gant vows revenge on Division, the covert government agency that dabbles in psychic warfare and experimental drugs. Hiding in Hong Kong's underworld, Nick…

  20. 20The Brothers Bloom

    The Brothers Bloom (2009)

    ★ 6.6/10

    The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time…

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