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10 Best Movies Like The Band's Visit

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

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#1
The People vs. Fritz Bauer

The People vs. Fritz Bauer

2015★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Band's Visit for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

It is the late 1950s. Flourishing under the economic miracle, Germany grows increasingly apathetic about confronting the horrors of its recent past. Nevertheless, Fritz Bauer dogge...

#2
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem

2014★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Band's Visit for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The trial story of Viviane Amsalem's five year fight to obtain her divorce in front of the only legal authority competent for divorce cases in Israel, the Rabbinical Court....

#3
Like Someone in Love

Like Someone in Love

2012★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Band's Visit for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An old man and a young woman meet in Tokyo. She knows nothing about him, he thinks he knows her. He welcomes her into his home, she offers him her body. But the web that is woven b...

#4
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train

Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train

1998★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Band's Visit for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A group of mourners travels by train to bury a recently deceased artist in Limoges. As they journey, secrets and desires unfold, with relationships shifting, past loves resurfacing...

#5
Hunting Elephants

Hunting Elephants

2013★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Band's Visit for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In this hilarious crime comedy, a gifted 12-year-old boy and three elderly men plan a bank robbery in order to seek revenge on the institution for cheating the youngster after the ...

#6
Lenny Cooke

Lenny Cooke

2013★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Band's Visit for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. A decade late...