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10 Best Movies Like Only the Statues Are Silent

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

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#1
My Friend Ivan Lapshin

My Friend Ivan Lapshin

1985★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only the Statues Are Silent for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Russian provincial town in the middle of the 1930s Stalin's Great Purge. Ivan Lapshin, the head of the local police, does what he has to do. And he does it well....

#2
My Joy

My Joy

2010★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only the Statues Are Silent for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Georgy is driving a load of freight into Russia when, after an unpleasant encounter with the police at a border crossing, he finds himself giving a lift to a strange old man with d...

#3
The End of St. Petersburg

The End of St. Petersburg

1927★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only the Statues Are Silent for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Shortly before the outbreak of WWI, a peasant from rural Russia arrives in St. Petersburg to find work....

#4
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only the Statues Are Silent 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...

#5
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only the Statues Are Silent for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#6
There Will Be No Leave Today

There Will Be No Leave Today

1959★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only the Statues Are Silent for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Soldiers undertake the perilous task of removing a stockpile of World War II bombshells discovered during roadworks under the ground of a small village....

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