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10 Best Movies Like Dissertation Station

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

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#1
Submission

Submission

2018★ 5.9

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

A well-respected professor who is a celebrated novelist and loving husband loses himself when he becomes obsessed with an ambitious and talented student....

#2
Educating Rita

Educating Rita

1983★ 6.8

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

Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor of literature, Dr. Frank Bryant. Hi...

#3
Class

Class

1983★ 5.9

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

Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is embo...

#4
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dissertation Station for fans of Comedy & 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...

#5
Crimes and Misdemeanors

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989★ 7.4

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

A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an attractive television producer...

#6
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966★ 7.7

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

A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto...

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