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10 Best Movies Like The Deserter

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

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#1
Flow

Flow

2012★ 9.3

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

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#2
Fight Club (Russian version)

Fight Club (Russian version)

★ 7.8

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

The Russian version of the movie "Fight Club" is not just a Russian version of a well-known cult film, it is the result and of the hard work of two young men and their love for cin...

#3
Niagara, Niagara

Niagara, Niagara

1998★ 6.9

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

An outsider and a young woman plagued by Tourette's syndrome meet and together journey to Canada....

#4
Flow

Flow

2005★ 9.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Deserter for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Eight woman, one life. Short animation by Sumito Sakakibara. The 9th Japan Media Art Festival Animation Division Grand Prize Winner...

#5
Lion

Lion

2014★ 7.1

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

A project spanning three years of production and research, Lion is a collection of 7 short films exploring the Chornobyl disaster, the nature of radiation, memory, and personal his...

#6
Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №5. Second Bride Emperor

Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №5. Second Bride Emperor

2003★ 6.2

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

As a result of a successful conspiracy against Menshikov, Peter II is prematurely recognized as an adult and is in a hurry to be crowned in Moscow. The Dolgoruky brothers gather fo...