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10 Best Movies Like Im Schatten des Glücks

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

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#1
The German Lesson

The German Lesson

2019★ 6.5

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

In a small North German village a drama played out during and shortly after the Second World War about duty versus individual conscience and morality....

#2
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

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

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

#3
TalhotBlond

TalhotBlond

2012★ 6.3

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

Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately lead...

#4
Adam

Adam

2020★ 6.4

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

A hard-living salesman becomes a quadriplegic after an accident....

#5
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.5

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

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, an...

#6
Mindwalk

Mindwalk

1991★ 6.9

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

On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, a poet and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about politics, philoso...

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