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10 Best Movies Like The Lizard

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

#1
Low Heights

Low Heights

2002★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lizard for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A person wants to hijack an airplane to go out of Iran and cure his sick son....

#2
Border Café

Border Café

2005★ 5.5

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

A young widow takes over her late husband’s truck stop café, keeping hidden in the kitchen so as not to cause a scandal in Iran’s conservative society. But her brother-in-law, out ...

#3
Cafe Setareh

Cafe Setareh

2006★ 4.9

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

Filmmaker Saman Moghadam details the struggles of three women living in an antiquated district of Tehran in this emotionally resonant drama. Fabria's husband has been morally corru...

#4
The Father

The Father

1999★ 7.2

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

Mehrollah is a 14-year-old boy who is forced to find a job to support his family after his father dies. He travels to the southern parts of Iran, looking for work. Upon his return ...

#5
Latarino

Latarino

2023★ 10.0

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

Latarino is a documentary that tries to introduce a serious and based criticism on a decade of performance and management of Sorena Sattari in the field of startup ecosystem and kn...

#6
For Pooneh's Sake

For Pooneh's Sake

2013★ 10.0

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

The film tells the story of a couple whose lives Majid and oregano subject to what is due to cultural differences....