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10 Best Movies Like Don't Give Up the Queen

If you loved Don't Give Up the Queen, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
My Friend Ivan Lapshin

My Friend Ivan Lapshin

1985★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Give Up the Queen for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Russian provincial town in the middle of the 1930s Stalin's Great Purge. Ivan Lapshin, the head of the local police, does what he has to do. And he does it well....

#2
White Bim Black Ear

White Bim Black Ear

1977★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Give Up the Queen for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A touching story about a white Gordon Setter with black ear, who became homeless because of his master's illness. His master, Ivan Ivanovich, a man far from being young, fond of hu...

#3
The Coach

The Coach

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Give Up the Queen 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
Girl in the Box

Girl in the Box

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Give Up the Queen for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as ...

#5
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Give Up the Queen for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#6
Gigi & Nate

Gigi & Nate

2022★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Give Up the Queen for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend....

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