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10 Best Movies Like Uncle Vanya

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

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#1
Drive My Car

Drive My Car

2021★ 7.4

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

Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshim...

#2
Classmates Minus

Classmates Minus

2020★ 7.1

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

Four school buddies — a director, a temp worker, an insurance salesman and a paper craftsman — grapple with unfulfilled dreams amid middle age ennui....

#3
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972★ 8.7

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

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attemp...

#4
The Man with the Golden Gun

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Uncle Vanya for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scara...

#5
Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Uncle Vanya for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser....

#6
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Uncle Vanya for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in ...