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Movies like Janaína - A Virgem Proibida (1972)

The best movies like Janaína - A Virgem Proibida (1972) are The Surrender (2025), The Transfiguration (2016) and The Eyes of My Mother (2016). If Janaína - A Virgem Proibida hooked you with its drama and horror, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Surrender (2025)

    A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror

  2. The Transfiguration (2016)

    When troubled teen Milo, who has a fascination with vampire lore, meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to blur Milo's fantasy into reality.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama

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  3. The Eyes of My Mother (2016)

    A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror

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  4. Medusa (2020)

    After being bitten by a lethal snake, a young woman experiences changes in her senses and appearance, as she sheds her old self and slowly turns into a deadly weapon.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama

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  5. Baby Blues (2008)

    On a secluded family farm, a mother suffers a psychotic break due to postpartum depression, forcing the eldest son to protect his sibling from the mother they have always known and loved.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror

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  6. The Thinning: New World Order (2018)

    Blake Redding is trapped in this dark room wanting to protect his love so the only thing he will do is escape like no failed student has done before.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror

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  7. Little Boy Blue (1998)

    Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. The Unhealer (2021)

    A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to settle the score.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

  9. Race with the Devil (1975)

    Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  10. Imperial Dreams (2014)

    A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Mexicali (2026)

    A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. A Crooked Somebody (2018)

    An attention-seeking psychic is kidnapped and tries to use the situation to boost his popularity.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. Tyler Perry's Duplicity (2025)

    High-powered attorney Marley faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder of her best friend Fela’s husband. With the help of her boyfriend – a former cop turned private investigator – Marley’s search for what really happened leads her down a treacherous maze of deception and betrayal.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. My Name Ain't Johnny (2008)

    The true story of João Guilherme Estrella ("Johnny"), a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. Frank and Penelope (2022)

    A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is now worth dying for.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  17. Suburbicon (2017)

    In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  18. Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round (2026)

    After a mysterious bout of amnesia, a beloved children’s television host struggles to piece together his fractured memories, only to find his once-cheerful puppet co-stars behaving with sinister intent. As reality unravels, the line between performance and nightmare begins to blur.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  19. The Parts You Lose (2019)

    An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. The White Orchid (2018)

    A social services investigator helps a local sheriff solve the brutal murder of a beautiful blonde known only as The White Orchid.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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What are the best movies like Janaína - A Virgem Proibida?

The closest matches to Janaína - A Virgem Proibida are The Surrender (2025), The Transfiguration (2016) and The Eyes of My Mother (2016). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Janaína - A Virgem Proibida?

Start with The Surrender (2025), the closest match to Janaína - A Virgem Proibida.

What is the highest-rated movie like Janaína - A Virgem Proibida?

My Name Ain't Johnny (2008), rated 7.1/10 by 286 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Janaína - A Virgem Proibida?

Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to Janaína - A Virgem Proibida chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Janaína - A Virgem Proibida, 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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