Movies like The Trip to Vezelay (2005)
The best movies like The Trip to Vezelay (2005) are The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942), Orpheus (1950) and Misericordia (2024). If The Trip to Vezelay hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedOrpheus (1950)7.7/10 from 313 votes
- NewestMisericordia (2024)Released 2024
- In FrenchThe Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942)Also in French
The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942)
Paris, France. Commissaire Wens follows the lead of a ruthless murderer to an unexpected place.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOrpheus (1950)
A famous poet in postwar Paris, scorned by the Left Bank youth, is in love with both his wife Eurydice and a mysterious princess. Seeking inspiration, the poet becomes obsessed and follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMisericordia (2024)
Jérémie returns to his hometown for the funeral of his former boss, the village baker. He decides to stay for a few days with Martine, the man's widow. A mysterious disappearance, a threatening neighbor and a priest with strange intentions make Jérémie's short stay in the village take an unexpected turn.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Cat in Paris (2010)
A thrilling mystery that unfurls in the alleys and on the rooftops of the French capital, Paris, over the course of one adventurous evening.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Rendez-Vous of Déjà-Vu (2013)
Hector meets Truquette on Bastille Day and becomes obsessed with seducing her. The plan is to get her to the seaside pronto. Pator is not complaining, especially if her friend Charlotte comes along for the ride. So off they go, down the country roads of a broke and broken France. Times are hard ! Suddenly the government cancels a month of summer. Everyone back to work! A wad of cash and two gun shots later, the group splits in two like France itself. But careering away from work in no way daunts the remaining trio, dead set on relocating the Bastille Girl and reveling in an endless summer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe House by the Sea (2017)
By a little bay near Marseille lies a picturesque villa owned by an old man. His three children have gathered by his side for his last days. It’s time for them to weigh up what they have inherited of their father’s ideals and the community spirit he created in this magical place. The arrival, at a nearby cove, of a group of boat people will throw these moments of reflection into turmoil.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlayTime (1967)
Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Very Bad Friend (2019)
Mika, a little crook, took a quick tour of the prison, where he got to know "Putin", a crazy and unpredictable detainee. As soon as his sentence has been served, he decides to start from scratch and start his life over again. As he prepares to marry the daughter of a wealthy businessman, his past catches up with him: Putin arrives without warning! Mika will quickly realize that we do not easily get rid of such a ball ...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Crime is Mine (2023)
In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless, and talentless actress, is accused of murdering a famous producer. Helped by her best friend, Pauline, a young, unemployed lawyer, she is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. A new life of fame and success begins, until the truth comes out.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisÉlisa (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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTestament of Orpheus (1960)
An 18th century poet travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he has a series of enigmatic encounters with symbolic phantoms with whom he muses about the nature of art and his own career. Ultimately, the poet strives to achieve his rebirth as a celestial being.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005)
Newly married, Mathilde and Robert are honeymooning at a resort owned by their friends Edith and Arthur, the Chateau d'Hercule. But an unpleasant shock is in store for them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
In 1482 Paris, Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, becomes infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protégé and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he's involved by the twisted magistrate in his malicious plans to free himself from Esmeralda's alleged spell, which he believes to be the Devil's work.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Haunting of Alcatraz (2020)
Alcatraz. 1937. A young prison guard working the night shift experiences a string of chilling disturbances culminating in the bizarre death of an inmate at the most famous prison in the world
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPickpocket (1959)
Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGood Grief (2023)
When his husband unexpectedly dies, Marc's world shatters, sending him and his two best friends on a soul-searching trip to Paris that reveals some hard truths they each needed to face.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Dog Stupid (2019)
Henri is a middle-aged writer with fading inspiration who has published nothing worthy of note in years. Feeling increasingly misunderstood by his wife and four grown up deadbeat kids, he dreams of running away to start over again. Yet when he discovers an unattractive, bad-mannered dog in his garden, he decides to adopt him and both start developing an unexpected friendship that inevitably upsets Henri’s family and neighbors.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisLe Pont du Nord (1982)
Marie is just out from prison when she runs into Baptiste, a young paranoid needing companionship. In their pursuit of a mysterious briefcase carried by Marie's former lover, they roam the street of Paris, transformed into a giant board game, a maze spotted with mysterious traps, puzzling clues, and chance encounters. Maybe they are bricks in some sinister scheme, maybe they are playing a board game, maybe it's a fairy tale, maybe it's yet something else...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIcy Breasts (1974)
On a beach in Nice, François meets the mysterious Peggy and falls in love with her. Following her to a villa, he meets Marc, a lawyer who has a strange relationship with the girl.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisCaché (2005)
As the host of a literary TV show, Georges begins receiving anonymously filmed videos of his family alongside cryptic, disturbing drawings, but as the tapes become increasingly intimate, they reveal a stalker who has known him for a very long time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Trip to Vezelay?
The closest matches to The Trip to Vezelay are The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942), Orpheus (1950) and Misericordia (2024). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Trip to Vezelay?
Start with The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942), the closest match to The Trip to Vezelay.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Trip to Vezelay?
Orpheus (1950), rated 7.7/10 by 313 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Trip to Vezelay?
Misericordia (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like The Trip to Vezelay?
Yes: The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942), Orpheus (1950) and Misericordia (2024).
How are movies similar to The Trip to Vezelay chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Trip to Vezelay, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.