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Movies like The Zone of Death (1917)

The best movies like The Zone of Death (1917) are Haute Couture (2021), Head Against the Wall (1959) and Élisa (1995). If The Zone of Death 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. Head Against the Wall (1959)

    An aimless young man is committed to a psychiatric hospital by his father in an attempt to cure him of his delinquent tendencies.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. 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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  4. Heaven Will Wait (2016)

    Mélanie, 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 changes as she is gradually recruited by Daesh. Sonia is 17 years old, and she almost did something irrevocable to “guarantee” her family a place in paradise. These teenage girls might be called Anaïs, Manon or Leila, and one day they all might go some way down the recruitment process. But can they ever come back from it?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. Skin (2009)

    Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. Tigertail (2020)

    A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. Home Run (2013)

    A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. L'Argent (1928)

    Adapted from the novel L'Argent by Émile Zola, the film portrays the world of banking and the stock market in Paris in the 1920s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. The Smiling Madame Beudet (1923)

    An unhappily married woman devises a scheme to get rid of her husband.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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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. 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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  12. Home (2021)

    An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. La Belle Équipe (1936)

    Five unemployed workers win 100,000 Francs in the national lottery. Instead of sharing the money, they buy a ruin and build an open-air cafe. But difficulties come to split their friendly group apart.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. The Last Woman (1976)

    Psychological drama of the compelling relationship between a young French engineer and the girl he takes into his home after his wife has left him with their baby son.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Baadasssss! (2004)

    Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive conduct on the set of the film, including questionable antics like writing bad checks, tricking a local fire department and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot racy sex scenes at the age of 11.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. Colonel Chabert (1994)

    When Colonel Chabert returns from the war, he discovers that he has lost everything.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. TalhotBlond (2012)

    Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Love Me No More (2008)

    Antoine 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 everything in one weekend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. 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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  20. Nothing About Robert (1999)

    Didier never knew that a wrong film review of a film which he did not bother to watch would land him in numerous troubles.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Zone of Death?

The closest matches to The Zone of Death are Haute Couture (2021), Head Against the Wall (1959) and Élisa (1995). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Zone of Death?

Start with Haute Couture (2021), the closest match to The Zone of Death.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Zone of Death?

Love Me No More (2008), rated 7.1/10 by 221 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Zone of Death?

Haute Couture (2021) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like The Zone of Death?

Yes: Haute Couture (2021), Head Against the Wall (1959) and Élisa (1995).

How are movies similar to The Zone of Death chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Zone of Death, 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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