15 Movies Like O Perfume da Memória
Loved O Perfume da Memória? 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.
#1
Cousins
Lucas is a young man who lives with his religious aunt Lourdes in a quiet country town. He helps his aunt by holding religious meetings with the ladies of the area, in the living room, playing biblical songs on the keyboard. This quiet life will end as soon as the charitable aunt communicates the arrival of another nephew, Mario, just out of jail. The clash of reality between the cousins ends up causing unusual situations, and an unexpected attraction among the boys.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to O Perfume da Memória.
#2
X
A veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked O Perfume da Memória.
#3
Burning Betrayal
Babi discovers a betrayal by her long-term partner and decides to embark on a new adventure in life. On this journey, she meets judge Marco and they begin to live a story permeated by a lot of sexual tension.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to O Perfume da Memória.
#4
A Dog's Will
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to O Perfume da Memória.
#5
Henry & June
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked O Perfume da Memória.
#6
Safe Haven
A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked O Perfume da Memória.
#7
Phantom Summer
Somewhere in the Brazilian seaside, teenagers Lucas and Martin fall in love while investigating the disappearance of a local kid. But their blossoming romance is threatened by sinister forces lurking beneath that idyllic summery landscape.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to O Perfume da Memória.
#8
Every Day
16-year old Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious spirit named “A” that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and “A” work each day to find each other, not knowing what the next day will bring.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked O Perfume da Memória.
#9
Seashore
A lonely beach on the southernmost coast of Brazil is the scene for two friends, on the brink of adulthood, to explore their understanding of themselves and one another. Martin has been sent by his father to retrieve what appears to be an inheritance-related document from the family of his recently deceased and estranged grandfather. Tomaz accompanies him, seemingly hoping to regain some of their former closeness. The two boys shelter themselves in a glass house, in front of a cold and stormy sea.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to O Perfume da Memória.
#10
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
Two teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked O Perfume da Memória.
#11
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2
Zed and Addison are back at Seabrook High, where, after a groundbreaking semester, they continue to steer both their school and community toward unity. But the arrival of a new group of outsiders – mysterious werewolves – threatens to shake up the newfound peace and causes a rift in Zed and Addison’s budding romance.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked O Perfume da Memória.
#12
Black Orpheus
Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to O Perfume da Memória.
#13
Couples Counseling
A seasoned couples therapist comes to realize she might need help with her own marriage after meeting a new pair of young clients.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to O Perfume da Memória.
#14
Zoe
Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked O Perfume da Memória.
#15
Cinderella Baiana
A poor family, lives in a city near Salvador. The father is cleaner and, mother and daughter help making small services. Until they decide to try the luck in the big city and the father, João, get a job near Pelourinho, next to a dance academy. The daughter, Carla, in contacting music, discovers her true vocation and becomes a very successful dancer. But she does not let himself take away from fame and back to his origins, meets with poor children and teaches them to dance.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to O Perfume da Memória.