Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Virunga

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

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#1
Doug Benson: Doug Dynasty

Doug Benson: Doug Dynasty

2014★ 5.5

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

Doug Benson brings his weed laced comedy to Seattle's Neptune Theater for his first ever hour long comedy special....

#2
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

2013★ 7.1

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

Supermensch documents the astounding career of Hollywood insider, the loveable Shep Gordon, who fell into music management by chance after moving to LA straight out of college, and...

#3
Silent Souls

Silent Souls

2010★ 6.4

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

Miron Alekseevich, director of a paper and pulp mill, goes to bury his wife Tanya in the place where they once spent their honeymoon. He goes not alone, but with a photographer nam...

#4
The Ogre of Athens

The Ogre of Athens

1956★ 7.0

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

On New Year’s Eve, a timid bank clerk is mistaken for a notorious criminal mastermind who rules the streets of Athens. Embracing his mistaken identity comes with a price though, as...

#5
Boys of Abu Ghraib

Boys of Abu Ghraib

2014★ 5.4

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

An American soldier deployed at Abu Ghraib finds himself behind the walls of the infamous Hard Site, where he develops a secret friendship with an Iraqi detainee....

#6
Max Rose

Max Rose

2016★ 5.6

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

An ageing jazz pianist learns something about his wife of 65 years, leading him to question their life together....