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Movies like Amália Rodrigues and the World of Fado (2021)

The best movies like Amália Rodrigues and the World of Fado (2021) are Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951), Heart of Glass (1976) and Woman on Top (2000). If Amália Rodrigues and the World of Fado hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)

    Pandora Reynolds is a woman who has never fallen in love – but one who men kill and die for. When she meets dashing and mysterious ship's captain Hendrik van der Zee, he pushes her to commit the ultimate act of love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Heart of Glass (1976)

    A small Bavarian village is renowned for its "Ruby Glass" glass blowing works. When the foreman of the works dies suddenly without revealing the secret of the Ruby Glass, the town slides into a deep depression, and the owner of the glassworks becomes obssessed with the lost secret.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Woman on Top (2000)

    Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she decides to break free from her rocky marriage and the stifling kitchen of her husband's restaurant in Brazil, she spirits off to San Francisco in pursuit of her dreams of a real culinary career.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Adventures of Don Juan (1948)

    Spanish Lothario Don Juan, the legendary lover and adventurer returns to Spain following a scandal and comes to the aid of his queen, who is under threat from sinister forces.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016)

    The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Moulin Rouge! (2001)

    A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Lola (1981)

    Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out—she wants money, property, and love. Pitting a corrupt building contractor against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, Lola launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale. Shot in childlike candy colors, Fassbinder’s homage to Josef von Sternberg’s classic The Blue Angel stands as a satiric tribute to capitalism.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Celebrity (1998)

    The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one lavish party to another and engages in numerous empty romances, he starts to doubt the worth of his work. Meanwhile, top TV producer Tony falls for Robin and introduces her to the world of celebrity.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Maria (2024)

    Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Música (2024)

    A young man, plagued by the music in his head, has to come to terms with an uncertain future while balancing love, family and Brazilian culture in Newark, New Jersey.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. The Natural (1984)

    An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Fatima (2020)

    In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. As secularist government officials and Church leaders try to force the children to recant their story, word of the sighting spreads across the country, inspiring religious pilgrims to flock to the site in hopes of witnessing a miracle..

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Moulin Rouge (1952)

    In 1890 Paris, Moulin Rouge is a nightclub where crippled artist Toulouse-Lautrec feels like he fits in. In the following years, he meets two women who provide an opportunity for him to find true love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Evita (1996)

    The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, an Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)

    No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. A Map of the World (1999)

    School nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small Wisconsin community. After an accident on her property involving a friend's child, the town turns against her and Alice finds herself fighting charges of child abuse.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Robin and Marian (1976)

    Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. The Russia House (1990)

    Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. The Secret Scripture (2017)

    The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

    A washed-up filmmaker gets a second chance at stardom when he discovers stunning peasant Maria Vargas dancing in a Madrid nightclub. Goaded by his producer, the director convinces Maria to screen test for, and then star in, his next big picture. But as the producer's possessive nature and the realities of stardom weigh on Maria, she seeks a genuine lover with whom she can escape.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Amália Rodrigues and the World of Fado?

The closest matches to Amália Rodrigues and the World of Fado are Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951), Heart of Glass (1976) and Woman on Top (2000). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Amália Rodrigues and the World of Fado?

Start with Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951), the closest match to Amália Rodrigues and the World of Fado.

What is the highest-rated movie like Amália Rodrigues and the World of Fado?

Moulin Rouge! (2001), rated 7.5/10 by 5,007 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Amália Rodrigues and the World of Fado?

Maria (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there German movies like Amália Rodrigues and the World of Fado?

Yes: Heart of Glass (1976) and Lola (1981).

How are movies similar to Amália Rodrigues and the World of Fado chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Amália Rodrigues and the World of Fado, 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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