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Movies like William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments (2016)

The best movies like William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments (2016) are Max (2002), Dalíland (2022) and Made in Italy (2020). If William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Max (2002)

    In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Dalíland (2022)

    In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New York.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  3. Made in Italy (2020)

    A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. The Devil's Candy (2016)

    A struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Christmas in Rome (2019)

    An independent-minded American tour guide is fired from her job in Rome just before Christmas. She crosses paths with an American executive named Oliver, who wants to buy a high-end Italian ceramics company. Oliver hires Angela to be his tour guide around the Eternal City, as the owner of the ceramics company won’t sell it to him until he learns “the heart and soul of Rome.” But is there another heart and soul that he may win?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Rome in Love (2019)

    An unknown actress lands the role of a lifetime in Rome. Paired with an American journalist writing a profile, she will discover surprises about love and life in the eternal city.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)

    Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with his dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)

    Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with "Old Dan" and "Little Ann."

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The World of Suzie Wong (1960)

    A Hong Kong prostitute tries modeling and falls for the artist who's painting her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Caravaggio (1986)

    A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Mikey and Nicky (1976)

    Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night…

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Firstborn (1984)

    Because he's the oldest, Jake has been the man of the house, since his parents divorce. When Mom starts seeing Sam, who always seems to be trying some new way to get rich quick, and declares he's the man of the house now, Jake puts up with it. Until he discovers Sam's illegal activities.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)

    Davy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River") in a boat race to New Orleans. Later, Davy and Georgie, allied with Fink, battle a group of river pirates trying to pass themselves off as Native Americans.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. The Tree of Life (2011)

    The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. True Grit (1969)

    The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)

    An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Guava Island (2019)

    Deni Maroon, a musician and dock worker is determined to pull off a music festival against the interests of the local factory owner.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)

    Struggling artist Geoffrey Carroll meets Sally while on holiday in the country. A romance develops, but he doesn't tell her he's already married. Suffering from mental illness, Geoffrey returns home where he paints an impression of his wife as the angel of death and then promptly poisons her. He marries Sally but after a while he finds a strange urge to paint her as the angel of death too and history seems about to repeat itself.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. The Belly of an Architect (1987)

    Stourley Kracklite, a driven, detail-obsessed architect, travels from America to Rome with his much younger wife, Louisa, to oversee an architectural homage to a personal hero, 18th-century master builder Etienne-Louis Boullée. En route by train, Stourley and Louisa conceive a much-wanted child — but Stourley's obsession with his wife's expanding belly, her perceived infidelity, and his own recurrent bouts of abdominal pain reach epic and dangerous proportions.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. The Pilgrim's Progress (2019)

    An epic journey, faithfully adapted to modern-day. Christian faces distractions, challenges, and perils at every turn of the way. But ends victorious, with helpful guides, as he stays on the narrow path to the distant Celestial City.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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What are the best movies like William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments?

The closest matches to William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments are Max (2002), Dalíland (2022) and Made in Italy (2020). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments?

Start with Max (2002), the closest match to William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments.

What is the highest-rated movie like William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments?

True Grit (1969), rated 7.3/10 by 903 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments?

Dalíland (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments?

Yes: Max (2002), Dalíland (2022) and Made in Italy (2020).

How are movies similar to William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments, 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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