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10 Best Movies Like An Ethics Lesson

If you loved An Ethics Lesson, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The President's Barber

The President's Barber

2004★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An Ethics Lesson for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A well-meaning but politically naive barber gets pulled into the inner circle of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-Hee, with rather baleful consequences for his hapless family. ...

#2
Phantom Detective

Phantom Detective

2016★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An Ethics Lesson for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Hong Gil-dong is an infallible private detective with an exceptional memory and quirky personality. While chasing the only target he failed to find, he gets entangled in a much big...

#3
Thread of Lies

Thread of Lies

2014★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An Ethics Lesson for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A seemingly happy family gets rocked by the suicide of the 14-year-old daughter....

#4
Anomalisa

Anomalisa

2015★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An Ethics Lesson for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An inspirational speaker becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman who shakes up his mundane existence....

#5
Open Grave

Open Grave

2013★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An Ethics Lesson for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A man awakes-- without memory -- in a pit full of bodies and must figure out if the people who rescued him are the killers, or if he is the murderer....

#6
Julieta

Julieta

2016★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An Ethics Lesson for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madnes...