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10 Best Movies Like Dovlatov

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

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#1
The Science of Sleep

The Science of Sleep

2006★ 7.0

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

A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world....

#2
Bitterly!

Bitterly!

2013★ 5.6

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

Progressive and talented Natasha and Roma dream of a European wedding by the sea - but Natasha's stepfather procured a different scenario. Rough official of the city administration...

#3
Love Strange Love

Love Strange Love

1982★ 5.8

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

A man remembers forty-eight crucial hours in his life when, as a child, he visited his mother, the favorite woman of an important politician, in a bordello owned by him, right befo...

#4
Three Friends

Three Friends

1958★ 6.2

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

Three men live in an abandoned building and try to eke out a living by pooling their meagre resources. They come upon a lonely blind girl one night, befriend her, and take her in a...

#5
Koita poios irthe!

Koita poios irthe!

2005★ 8.0

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

An exercise in skill for the actors, as two different families coexist in the same interior space (living room, bedroom, children's room, dining room, kitchen) but in different hou...

#6
Blue Is the Warmest Color

Blue Is the Warmest Color

2013★ 7.1

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

Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, ...