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10 Best Movies Like Vanya

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

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#1
The Beautiful Country

The Beautiful Country

2004★ 5.9

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

After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his...

#2
How Viktor "The Garlic" Took Alexey "The Stud" to the Nursing Home

How Viktor "The Garlic" Took Alexey "The Stud" to the Nursing Home

2017★ 6.9

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

Viktor spends his free time trawling bars with ladies of questionable repute, from where he is picked up by a wife he doesn’t love, the mother of a child they never planned. Viktor...

#3
The Coach

The Coach

2018★ 6.6

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

Contemporary Russia. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team....

#4
The Visit

The Visit

1964★ 7.1

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

Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-m...

#5
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

2004★ 5.9

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

The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28....

#6
Vysotsky: Thank You For Being Alive

Vysotsky: Thank You For Being Alive

2011★ 6.0

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

Russian poet, singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky was an idol of the 1970s and ’80s. In 1980, at the age of 42, he passed away during the Moscow Olympic Games. This is the story of ...

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