Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Playing Modern

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

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#1
Siberiade

Siberiade

1979★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing Modern for fans of History & Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story about a very small god-forgotten village in Siberia reflects the history of Russia from the beginning of the century till the early 1980s. Three generations try to find t...

#2
The Edge of Love

The Edge of Love

2008★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing Modern for fans of History & Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite ...

#3
The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

2013★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing Modern for fans of History & Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan. As she becomes the focus...

#4
The Conquest of Siberia

The Conquest of Siberia

2019★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing Modern for fans of History & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Ivan Demarin, a young officer of Peter the First’s new guards, follows the Tsar’s order and goes to the frontier town of Tobolsk, deep in the Siberian forest. There Ivan falls in l...

#5
War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky

War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky

1966★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing Modern for fans of History & Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1805 St. Petersburg, Pierre Bezukhov, illegitimate son of a rich nobleman, is introduced to high society. His friend, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, joins the Imperial Russian Army as...

#6
The Miniaturist

The Miniaturist

2017★ 7.1

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

A woman moves to live with her new husband in 17th century Amsterdam, but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems....

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