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10 Best Movies Like Kabuliwala

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

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#1
Water and Fire

Water and Fire

2013★ 7.9

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

A pretty young girl falls for an enigmatic, shy man who sweeps her off her feet. She becomes pregnant but is not allowed to tell him. His advisers are adamant. Back home, they have...

#2
3 Faces

3 Faces

2018★ 6.7

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

Filmmaker Jafar Panahi and actor Behnaz Jafari travel to a tiny village after receiving a plea for help from a girl whose family has forbidden her from studying acting. Amusing enc...

#3
The Cow

The Cow

1969★ 7.7

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

An old villager deeply in love with his cow goes to the capital for a while. While he's there, the cow dies and now the villagers are afraid of his possible reaction to it when he ...

#4
A Wedding

A Wedding

2017★ 6.6

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

Zahira, 18, is close to her family until her parents ask her to follow Pakistani tradition to choose a husband. Torn between family customs and her western lifestyle, the young wom...

#5
The Turning Point

The Turning Point

2021★ 6.2

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

A slacker who does his best to avoid confrontation strikes up an unlikely friendship with a dangerous thug who suddenly forces his way into his life....

#6
Sand Storm

Sand Storm

2016★ 6.1

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

A Bedouin village in Northern Israel. When Jalila's husband marries a second woman, Jalila and her daughter's world is shattered, and the women are torn between their commitment to...