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10 Best Movies Like The Russian Forest

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

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#1
Capturing Avatar

Capturing Avatar

2010★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Russian Forest for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Capturing Avatar is a feature length behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Avatar. It uses footage from the film's development, as well as stock footage from as far bac...

#2
Avatar: Scene Deconstruction

Avatar: Scene Deconstruction

2009★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Russian Forest for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The deconstruction of the Avatar scenes and sets...

#3
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

2004★ 6.8

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

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested ...

#4
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

2010★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Russian Forest for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The Making-of James Cameron's Avatar. It shows interesting parts of the work on the set....

#5
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Russian Forest for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#6
Taxidermia

Taxidermia

2006★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Russian Forest 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...