15 Movies Like The Year 01

Loved The Year 01? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Balls Up
#1

Balls Up

Two marketing executives go "balls out" and pitch a bold full‑coverage condom sponsorship with the World Cup. After their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, criminals, and power-hungry officials to salvage their careers and make it home alive.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Year 01.

A Family of Bastards
#2

A Family of Bastards

After the death of his father, Mohamed discovers the living of a step-brother and a step-sister. Together, they must manage the suspicious bar they inherited of linked to criminality, drug traffic and prostitution.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Year 01.

The Intouchables
#3

The Intouchables

A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Year 01.

The Fifth Element
#4

The Fifth Element

In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Year 01.

Brotherhood of the Wolf
#5

Brotherhood of the Wolf

In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Year 01.

Léon: The Professional
#6

Léon: The Professional

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Year 01.

Rodrigue in Love
#7

Rodrigue in Love

A struggling actor, Stéphane arrives with his troupe at the Avignon Festival to perform a boulevard play. There, he meets Fanny, a renowned actress, and falls under her spell. Taking advantage of a misunderstanding to get closer to her, Stéphane sinks into a lie that he will have to keep going for the duration of the festival... but which will quickly overwhelm him!

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Year 01.

Dear Inspector
#8

Dear Inspector

When Lise's car bumps Antoine's bike, they recognize each other from a brief fling 20 years before while at the Sorbonne. He's now a professor of Greek; she's loathe to tell him she's a police inspector. A call interrupts their first dinner date: a Deputy of the National Assembly has been murdered. She has a suspect, another Deputy, and must track him while deflecting Antoine's eye from her vocation. All roads in the inquiry lead to Christine Vallier, the dead Deputy's mistress, a beguiling 22-year-old whose mother ran the Assembly's snack bar. When more deputies die and Antoine learns Lise's identity, she must act quickly solve the crime and save her future.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Year 01.

Marsupilami
#9

Marsupilami

David is tasked to deliver a mysterious package from South America, only to find out he is carrying a baby Marsupilami!

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Year 01.

Sexual Chronicles of a French Family
#10

Sexual Chronicles of a French Family

Three generations of a French family open up about their sexual experiences and desires after young Romain is caught masturbating in his biology class.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Year 01.

Amélie
#11

Amélie

At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Year 01.

Miraculous World: Tokyo, Stellar Force
#12

Miraculous World: Tokyo, Stellar Force

Kagami drags Marinette to Tokyo to help the Stellars defeat a new supervillain, but Marinette soon realizes her friend has another, untold reason for this trip to Japan.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Year 01.

Exploits of a Young Don Juan
#13

Exploits of a Young Don Juan

In 1914, sixteen year old Roger returned home from boarding school during vacation to find his puberty hit hard in a house filled with beautiful women. These women have previous engagements with other men who are away, and during this time, Roger impregnates them all, including his aunt and sister, then devises plans to cuckold the men.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Year 01.

Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie
#14

Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie

After a guardian of magical jewels turns an awkward girl and a popular boy into superheroes, they can never reveal their identities — even to each other.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Year 01.

The Count of Monte Cristo
#15

The Count of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dantès becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Year 01.