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10 Best Movies Like Originally From Here

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

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#1
Ayka

Ayka

2018★ 6.9

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

A young Kyrgyz immigrant tries to eke out a living in Moscow after abandoning her newborn and fleeing the hospital....

#2
A Driver for Vera

A Driver for Vera

2004★ 6.1

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

The film is set during 1962 in Sevastopol, Crimea, then a secret Navy Base in the Soviet Union. General Serov hires Viktor, a cadet from the Kremlin Guard to work as his private ch...

#3
The Coach

The Coach

2018★ 6.6

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

Contemporary Russia. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team....

#4
The Watchman

The Watchman

2019★ 6.2

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

The protagonist Vlad is a man of about forty; he lives and works as watchman in an old sanatorium that is due to be demolished. He obviously needs this work to live the life of a h...

#5
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#6
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Originally From Here 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....

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