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10 Best Movies Like Distant Countries

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

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#1
Ploey: You Never Fly Alone

Ploey: You Never Fly Alone

2018★ 6.1

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

A plover chick has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall. He must survive the arctic winter, vicious enemies and himself in order to be reunited with his beloved ...

#2
Son of a Rich 2

Son of a Rich 2

2024★ 6.4

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

Grigory, the son of an oligarch, is fully rehabilitated after his humbling experience as a 19th-century serf. Moreover, he develops a strong sense of moral justice. When he meets a...

#3
PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue

PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue

2020★ 7.1

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

A royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg....

#4
Love and Pigeons

Love and Pigeons

1985★ 7.6

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

In a remote Siberian village, a work injury sends Vasily Kuziakin on a paid trip to a Black Sea resort as compensation. There, he meets femme fatale Raisa Zaharovna and decides to ...

#5
Son of a Rich

Son of a Rich

2019★ 6.9

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

Grigory, born into an oligarch family, is so spoiled that he believes he's above the law. When he faces jail, his father decides to 'rehabilitate' his son. An abandoned village is ...

#6
Burnt by the Sun

Burnt by the Sun

1994★ 6.9

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

Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends....

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