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10 Best Movies Like Leaving Lenin

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

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#1
Don't Think Twice

Don't Think Twice

2016★ 6.4

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

An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time....

#2
My Own Love Song

My Own Love Song

2010★ 6.2

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

A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis....

#3
Little Sister

Little Sister

2016★ 6.1

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

After returning to her childhood home, young nun Colleen finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth and metal posters. Her parents are happy enou...

#4
A Dog Year

A Dog Year

2009★ 6.2

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

Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends hi...

#5
Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

2012★ 6.1

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

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an imp...

#6
My Dinner with Hervé

My Dinner with Hervé

2018★ 6.3

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

An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-ch...

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