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10 Best Movies Like Next Year in Jerusalem

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

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#1
Nico and Dani

Nico and Dani

2000★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Next Year in Jerusalem for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

While his parents are away for the summer, 16-year-old Dani invites his best friend, the irrepressible Nico, to stay for the holidays. Jealously rears its head when Nico appears mo...

#2
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#3
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

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

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...

#4
The Two Popes

The Two Popes

2019★ 7.5

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

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective ...

#5
Julieta

Julieta

2016★ 7.0

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

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madnes...

#6
Vermiglio

Vermiglio

2024★ 7.1

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

In the last days of the Second World War, a deserting soldier disrupts a tranquil and isolated mountain community. For one family, his arrival brings excitement and romance, but tr...