Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like İstanbul Tales

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

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#1
Paper Lives

Paper Lives

2021★ 8.0

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

In the streets of Istanbul, ailing waste warehouse worker Mehmet takes a small boy under his wing and must soon confront his own traumatic childhood....

#2
Undergods

Undergods

2021★ 5.8

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

An otherworldly journey through a Europe in decline - a collection of darkly humorous, fantasy tales about ill-fated characters and doomed fortune....

#3
About Dry Grasses

About Dry Grasses

2023★ 7.7

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

A young art teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after completing his mandatory duty in a remote village school in Anatolia. After accusations of inappropriate contact with ...

#4
Frenzy

Frenzy

2015★ 6.9

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

With Istanbul mired in political violence, Kadir is offered release after 15 years in prison if he’ll work as an informant. In a shantytown he stumbles upon his brother Ahmet, work...

#5
A Tale of Three Sisters

A Tale of Three Sisters

2019★ 7.2

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

A stagnant and gloomy village in the 1980s. Reyhan, Nurhan, and Havva, three sisters were sent to town as 'besleme' (foster child and maid). Since they fail their foster parents fo...

#6
Lovelorn

Lovelorn

2005★ 7.4

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

A retired teacher who returns to Istanbul after years away, Nazim tries to reacquaint himself with his hometown, which has changed significantly. While waiting for his pension to b...

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