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Movies like Eat, for This Is My Body (2007)

The best movies like Eat, for This Is My Body (2007) are Haute Couture (2021), The Minister (2011) and Mindwalk (1991). If Eat, for This Is My Body hooked you with its drama, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Haute Couture (2021)

    Esther 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 care of Jade. She sees in her the opportunity to pass on her skills, the craft of dressmaking, her only wealth. In the frenetic world of Haute Couture, Esther will give Jade la beauté du geste, a way to reach beyond herself.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. The Minister (2011)

    Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene of the accident. Thus begins the odyssey of a politician in a world that is increasingly more complex and hostile.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. Mindwalk (1991)

    On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, a poet and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about politics, philosophy and life over the course of a single day.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. The Young One (1960)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. Secret Name (2021)

    Nelie escaped a miserable existence by becoming a frontline nurse in 1914. One day, she takes the identity of Rose, a young woman from a good family, who dies in front of her. She presents herself in her place at Madame de Lengwil's house, to become the reader of this wealthy woman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  6. Adieu Philippine (1962)

    Michel 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 hang around outside the TV studio. Michel invites them in to watch, flirts with them both, and dates them separately and together. When Michel goes on a holiday to Corsica, just before he is drafted, the girls follow.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. Thank You, Life (1991)

    Camille, a naïve schoolgirl, meets an intriguing influence in Joelle, a slightly older and much more experienced spirit. Camille follows her new friend through the discovery of sex and the darker side of life. As the film progresses, Camille discovers AIDS and the fear that she may have picked up the disease in her early encounters.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. Wild Diamond (2024)

    Liane, 19 years old, daring and fiery, lives with her mother and little sister under the dusty sun of Fréjus in the South of France. Obsessed with beauty and the need to become “someone”, she sees reality TV as her opportunity to be loved... Fate smiles upon her when she auditions for “Miracle Island”.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. Élisa (1995)

    Marie 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 and find her father whom she blames for her mother's death.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. Gloria Mundi (2019)

    Daniel leaves prison. He returns to Marseilles where Mathilda, his daughter, has just given birth. Nicolas, her spouse, a self-employed driver, is exhausted while Mathilda is a sales assistant on a trial basis. But, one night, Nicolas is assaulted by taxi drivers determined to reduce unfair competition.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Eden Is West (2009)

    Desperate to break free from the poverty of his homeland, Elias boards a ramshackle people-smuggling trawler to France. But when the boat is raided by police, Elias leaps into the ocean, eventually finding himself washed up on a Mediterranean beach resort called Eden. So begins Elias odyssesy across Western Europe to Paris, where wondrous promise, helpful new friends and perilous dangers await him every step of the way.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Between Two Worlds (2022)

    Marianne Winckler relocates to the port city of Caen in order to pass herself off as a member of a large community of itinerant workers desperate to make ends meet. She gains employment as a cleaner on a ferry travelling between Ouistreham and Portsmouth, recording the drudgery of the work she and her colleagues are required to do.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. In the Beginning (2009)

    France, present day. A professional conman passes himself off as the boss of a construction site building a highway extension. He cons the whole region, hires dozens of workers and cynically enjoys the profits of his scam until he meets the lady mayor of a small village that the road will go through. She intrigues and unsettles him, before revealing to him a world he never knew: feelings. How far will he go now to save his victims and save himself from his own lies?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. The Dazzled (2019)

    Camille, is the eldest of a large family. One day, her parents enter a religious community which gradually, regimentation becomes sectarian and Camille will have to fight to assert her freedom and save her brothers and sisters.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. The Brigade (2017)

    Bénédicte Meursault, a female firefighter, has just been transferred to a small fire brigade in the South of France. She is welcomed by Philippe, 45, the wise captain of the brigade. Soon after being introduced to the men, the young woman jumps into action. Unfortunately, while rescuing the victims of a terrible car crash, she does not find one of the injured who was ejected thirty meters away. Now the man is in hospital in a coma and he may die because of her. Completely upset, Bénédicte decides to resign but Philippe dissuades her from doing it.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. At Work (2026)

    A successful photographer gives up everything to devote himself to writing and discovers poverty.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. Night of the Kings (2021)

    A young man is sent to "La Maca," a prison in the middle of the Ivorian forest ruled by its inmates. As tradition goes with the rising of the red moon, he is designated by the Boss to be the new "Roman" and must tell a story to the other prisoners. Learning what fate awaits him, he begins to narrate the mystical life of the legendary outlaw named "Zama King" and has no choice but to make his story last until dawn.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Chaos (2001)

    A 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, first for her survival-her resurrection-then for her dignity and freedom. Stormy encounters for everyone involved.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. Another Day (2026)

    Over an eight-year journey in Paris, a struggling young actress turns to alcohol to cope with her anxieties, spiraling into self-destruction before finding a path toward recovery through a new romance and her ailing sister.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. The Passengers of the Night (2022)

    On 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 and her two teenage children. She finds work at a late-night radio show and encounters a troubled teenager named Talulah whom she invites into her home.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Eat, for This Is My Body?

The closest matches to Eat, for This Is My Body are Haute Couture (2021), The Minister (2011) and Mindwalk (1991). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Eat, for This Is My Body?

Start with Haute Couture (2021), the closest match to Eat, for This Is My Body.

What is the highest-rated movie like Eat, for This Is My Body?

The Dazzled (2019), rated 6.9/10 by 219 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Eat, for This Is My Body?

Another Day (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like Eat, for This Is My Body?

Yes: Haute Couture (2021), The Minister (2011) and Secret Name (2021).

How are movies similar to Eat, for This Is My Body chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Eat, for This Is My Body, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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