Movies Like Suzanne's Fugue
If you liked Suzanne's Fugue (1974), a drama movie directed by Jean-Marie Buchet, 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.
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Adieu Philippine (1962)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaMichel is a young technician in the fledgling TV industry and is due for military service in two months at the time of the Algerian War. Juliette and Liliane are inseparable best friends, and aspiring actresses, who…
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Love Me No More (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaAntoine Méliot is around 40 years old and has everything he needs to be happy: a beautiful wife, two adorable children, friends he can count on, a pretty house in the Yvelines and money. But one day he decides to ruin…
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Breathe (2014)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaCharlie, a 17-year-old girl tortured by doubt, is thrilled when she becomes friends with Sarah, but when Sarah tires of Charlie and looks for a new friend, their relationship takes an ominous turn.
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Kompromat (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaMathieu, a member of the French institute in Irkutsk, is arrested overnight by the Russian authorities. Imprisoned and accused of sexual abuse on his own daughter, he realises he is a victim of a Kompromat. With the…
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Out of Control (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also dramaJulien and Marie have enjoyed 15 years of seemingly stable marriage until Anaëlle, Julien’s childhood flame, returns. Her sudden presence awakens old insecurities in Marie, who begins to doubt Julien’s devotion and…
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Chaos (2001)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaA bourgeois couple, modern yet conventional. One night by accident, a young prostitute barges into their lives. Hounded down, beaten up, threatened, she will continue to struggle, with the help of a well off lady…
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The New Life of Paul Sneijder (2016)
★ 6/10Also dramaFollowing a rare accident, Paul Sneijder opened his eyes to the reality of his life as a "senior manager" in Montreal: his work no longer interested him, his wife annoyed him and deceived him, his two sons despised him…
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Another Day (2026)
★ 7/10Also dramaGarance is a young actress, but not a star. She manages everything as best she can, valiant, cheerful, a soldier, and she finds in alcohol an unconditional fuel, a source of comfort. Garance changes her life and begins…
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Houria (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaA young woman who is passionate about ballet dancing and experiences a trauma, and then she meets other women who have experienced similar situations and they find a creative way to pursue their passion.
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Bloody Milk (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaPierre, in his thirties, is a breeder of dairy cattle. His life revolves around his farm, his veterinarian sister and his parents whose livestock he took over. As the first cases of a zoonotic outbreak are reported in…
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Heaven Will Wait (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaMélanie, 16 years old, lives with her mother. She likes going to school, her friends, playing the cello, and she wants to change the world. But when she meets a boy on the Internet and falls in love with him, her world…
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A Single Girl (1995)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaA young Parisian must make major decisions about pregnancy, a job, and her boyfriend.
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Red Soil (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaFreshly hired as a labor nurse in a chemical factory, Nour discovers that small arrangements exist between management and her father, Slimane, the staff representative, and the company's pivot. Lies about polluting…
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Élisa (1995)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaMarie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past…
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Hadewijch (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaA troubled young woman is thrown out of a convent and forms a relationship with a radical Muslim.
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Haute Couture (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaEsther is at the end of her career as Head Seamstress at Dior Avenue Montaigne workshop. One day, she gets her handbag stolen in the metro by a 20 years old girl, Jade. Instead of calling the police she decides to take…
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Violette (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaBorn out of wedlock early in the last century, Violette Leduc meets Simone de Beauvoir in postwar Saint-Germain-des-Près. An intense lifelong relationship develops between the two women authors, based on Violette's…
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Juliette in Spring (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaJuliette goes back in her hometown to spend some time with her family. She finds herself between a loving but moody father, a New Age mother, a sister in the midst of an existential crisis, and a grandmother slowly…
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The Passengers of the Night (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaOn election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end and she will now have to support herself…
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The Young One (1960)
★ 7/10Also dramaA 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.