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10 Best Movies Like Pohjalaisia

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

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#1
Miss Violet

Miss Violet

2024‱★ 7.0

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

France. End of the 19th century. Louise Violet 40, a Parisian teacher, is sent on a mission to the French countryside. But in a place where the daily life is linked to the seasons...

#2
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush

Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush

2022‱★ 6.2

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

Desperate to help her son, Rabiye Kurnaz, a housewife and loving mother from Bremen, goes to the police, notifies authorities and almost despairs at their impotence and in the end,...

#3
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

2022‱★ 7.6

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

The story of the great Indian rocket scientist, Shri Nambi Narayanan's life, a true patriot, who was turned into a villain in the blink of an eye after being falsely accused of tre...

#4
The Conductor

The Conductor

2018‱★ 7.6

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

United States, 1926: Dutch 24-year-old Willy Wolters has immigrated to the American continent with her parents as a child. She dreams of becoming a conductor, but this is an ambiti...

#5
The Match

The Match

2025‱★ 7.3

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

When a legendary Go master loses his title to a one-time friend and protégé, he sets out to reclaim it in a high-stakes battle of wits and skill....

#6
Memories of My Father

Memories of My Father

2020‱★ 7.5

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

In the polarized and violent Medellín (Colombia's 'City of Eternal Spring') of the 1970s, doctor Héctor Abad Gómez is concerned about both his children and children from less favor...