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10 Best Movies Like Zio Vanja

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

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#1
Vanya on 42nd Street

Vanya on 42nd Street

1994★ 6.6

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

An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play i...

#2
The Raffle

The Raffle

1991★ 6.7

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

Struggling with a financial crisis, a good-looking widow decides to put herself up for grabs. However, going through with it becomes almost impossible with a new love and the legal...

#3
Uncorked

Uncorked

2020★ 6.1

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

Elijah must balance his dream of becoming a master sommelier with his father's expectations that he carry on the family's Memphis BBQ joint....

#4
The Ties

The Ties

2020★ 6.7

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

Naples, early 1980s. The strained marriage between Aldo and Vanda is fractured one evening when Aldo admits, unprompted, his infidelity. Equally hurt and bewildered, Vanda attempts...

#5
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#6
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

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