If you loved Blue Is the Warmest Color, try Benedetta

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Benedetta has roughly 4.2× fewer votes than Blue Is the Warmest Color — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Blue Is the Warmest Color

2013 · dir. Abdellatif Kechiche

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Benedetta

2021 · dir. Paul Verhoeven

What they share

Theyboth carry the sexy mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Blue Is the Warmest Color, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Benedetta is

17th-century Italian convent, a crucifix hangs, chanting echoes. A novice arrives, a nun's devotion wavers, visions begin. Verhoeven's period drama is characteristically unflinching.

If you loved Blue Is the Warmest Color, try Benedetta

Blue Is the Warmest Color

Benedetta

What they share

What Benedetta is

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