
10 Best Movies Like Looking for Istanbul
If you loved Looking for Istanbul, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Taxidermia
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Looking for Istanbul for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
Set over three generations and beginning with a sexually frustrated orderly during WWII who relieves his tensions in the most outlandish, gross ways. The result of his liaison is a...

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Looking for Istanbul for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...

Closely Watched Trains
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Looking for Istanbul for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance th...

Clown
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Looking for Istanbul for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
A group of teens fights for their lives as they find themselves trapped in a fun-house, stalked by a killer clown who won't rest until every last one of them is dead....
Fight Club (Russian version)
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Looking for Istanbul for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
The Russian version of the movie "Fight Club" is not just a Russian version of a well-known cult film, it is the result and of the hard work of two young men and their love for cin...

Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Looking for Istanbul for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
A young woman seeks vengeance and finds love when her parents are killed in the Amazon and she is taken prisoner by an indigenous tribe of headhunters....