Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Nearest and Dearest

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

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#1
The Coach

The Coach

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nearest and Dearest 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....

#2
Closeness

Closeness

2017★ 6.8

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

1998, Nalchik. A Jewish family is in trouble: the youngest son and his bride do not come home, and in the morning, a ransom note arrives. The ransom is so high that the family is f...

#3
Ayka

Ayka

2018★ 6.9

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

A young Kyrgyz immigrant tries to eke out a living in Moscow after abandoning her newborn and fleeing the hospital....

#4
Captain Volkonogov Escaped

Captain Volkonogov Escaped

2023★ 6.8

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

Captain Fedor Volkonogov works in law enforcement. He is on the good books of the management, and his colleagues respect him. But one day, his life abruptly changes: he is declared...

#5
Not Without Hope

Not Without Hope

2025★ 6.2

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

A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival....

#6
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.4

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

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, an...

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