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10 Best Movies Like Kandahar

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

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#1
Max

Max

2015★ 7.1

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

A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience....

#2
The Devil's Arithmetic

The Devil's Arithmetic

1999★ 6.8

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

An American-born Jewish adolescent, Hannah Stern, is uninterested in the culture, faith and customs of her relatives. However, she begins to revaluate her heritage when she has a s...

#3
Septembers of Shiraz

Septembers of Shiraz

2015★ 5.9

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

In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolut...

#4
Not Without My Daughter

Not Without My Daughter

1991★ 6.7

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

An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well....

#5
Desert Flower

Desert Flower

2009★ 7.6

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

The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN sp...

#6
Beyond the Blackboard

Beyond the Blackboard

2011★ 7.6

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

Inspired by a true story, “Beyond the Blackboard” is about a 24-year-old first-time teacher who makes a difference in the lives of the homeless children she teaches in a shelter’s ...

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