Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Very First

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

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#1
Gagarin: First in Space

Gagarin: First in Space

2013★ 6.3

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

The film is dedicated to the first steps of mankind on the path of space exploration and direct the fate of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. The main motif - the fight for the rig...

#2
The Challenge

The Challenge

2023★ 6.9

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

Thoracic surgeon Evgenia Belyaeva has one month to prepare for a flight to the International Space Station, where she must operate on a crew member. Will she be up for the challeng...

#3
Oblomov

Oblomov

1980★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Very First for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

St. Petersburg, mid 19th century: the indolent, middle-aged Oblomov lives in a flat with his older servant, Zakhar. He sleeps much of the day, dreaming of his childhood on his pare...

#4
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

2022★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Very First for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family....

#5
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Very First for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#6
By the Bluest of Seas

By the Bluest of Seas

1936★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Very First for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two men shipwrecked on an island in the Caspian Sea are saved by members of a collective farm, where they work on its fishing boats and woo the young woman leading the fishermen....

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