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10 Best Movies Like Arbat Motif

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

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#1
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#2
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

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

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

#3
Blue Chips

Blue Chips

1994★ 6.1

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

Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boost...

#4
My Friend Ivan Lapshin

My Friend Ivan Lapshin

1985★ 6.7

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

Russian provincial town in the middle of the 1930s Stalin's Great Purge. Ivan Lapshin, the head of the local police, does what he has to do. And he does it well....

#5
Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey

2007★ 6.8

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

A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart....

#6
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

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