Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Gypsies

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

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#1
My Friend Ivan Lapshin

My Friend Ivan Lapshin

1985★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gypsies 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....

#2
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#3
Maria's Lovers

Maria's Lovers

1984★ 5.9

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

A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love....

#4
My Joy

My Joy

2010★ 6.3

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

Georgy is driving a load of freight into Russia when, after an unpleasant encounter with the police at a border crossing, he finds himself giving a lift to a strange old man with d...

#5
The Coach

The Coach

2018★ 6.6

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

Contemporary Russia. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team....

#6
Dear Comrades!

Dear Comrades!

2020★ 7.1

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

When the communist government raises food prices in 1962, the rebellious workers from the small industrial town of Novocherkassk go on strike. The massacre which then ensues is see...

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