# Movies like Yeelen

> Films most similar to Yeelen (1987) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/yeelen-1987/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[Farewell to the Ark](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/farewell-to-the-ark-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 6.9 · 25 votes · bittersweet, outsider, surreal
- **[The Discarnates](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-discarnates-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 6.6 · 14 votes · bittersweet, surreal, tender
- **[Tropical Malady](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/tropical-malady-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 6.7 · 140 votes · bittersweet, slow-burn, surreal
- **[Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/uncle-boonmee-who-can-recall-his-past-lives-2010/)** (2010) — ★ 6.6 · 427 votes · bittersweet, slow-burn, surreal
- **[Secret](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/secret-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 6.9 · 34 votes
- **[Turn](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/turn-2001/)** (2001) — ★ 6.8 · 10 votes · bittersweet, outsider, slow-burn
- **[Air Doll](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/air-doll-2009/)** (2009) — ★ 6.9 · 280 votes · bittersweet, outsider, sexy
- **[Goemon](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/goemon-2009/)** (2009) — ★ 6.9 · 131 votes · neon-soaked, raw, unhinged
- **[Atlantics](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/atlantics-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 6.7 · 280 votes · bittersweet, outsider, slow-burn
- **[Journey to the Shore](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/journey-to-the-shore-2015/)** (2015) — ★ 6.5 · 71 votes · bittersweet, outsider, slow-burn
- **[The Girl in the Sun](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-girl-in-the-sun-2013/)** (2013) — ★ 6.8 · 30 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[If Cats Disappeared from the World](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/if-cats-disappeared-from-the-world-2016/)** (2016) — ★ 6.8 · 70 votes · bittersweet, tender

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