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10 Best Movies Like Meeting Gorbachev

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

#1
Ash Is Purest White

Ash Is Purest White

2018★ 6.9

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

Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, sh...

#2
System Crasher

System Crasher

2019★ 7.6

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

Wherever 9-year-old Benni ends up, she is expelled. She has become what child protection services call a “system crasher.” But she is not looking to change her ways, and has one go...

#3
Lost in America

Lost in America

1985★ 6.9

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

David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulat...

#4
The Dinner

The Dinner

2014★ 6.3

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

Story about two brothers and their wives, and the interactions between them and their two high school age children. When the kids get into serious trouble together, how will the pa...

#5
The Young Observant

The Young Observant

2020★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Meeting Gorbachev for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In a prestigious hotel school, Luca learns the art of service. How much of his own freedom and adolescence must the young man give up to work at serving customers?...

#6
Renault 12

Renault 12

2018★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Meeting Gorbachev for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Shortly after his mother’s passing, playwright and stage director Mohamed El Khatib receives a phone call from his uncle in Bab Berred, the family’s village in the Moroccan Rif, in...