Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Old Man

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

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#1
Flights in Dreams and in Reality

Flights in Dreams and in Reality

1983★ 6.5

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

On the eve of his fortieth anniversary Sergei Makarov looks back at his life and learns that he has achieved nothing. He was not able to be happy and to bring happiness to the clos...

#2
Captain Volkonogov Escaped

Captain Volkonogov Escaped

2023★ 6.8

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

Captain Fedor Volkonogov works in law enforcement. He is on the good books of the management, and his colleagues respect him. But one day, his life abruptly changes: he is declared...

#3
The Coach

The Coach

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Old Man 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
Burnt by the Sun

Burnt by the Sun

1994★ 6.9

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

Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends....

#5
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Old Man 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....

#6
My Friend Ivan Lapshin

My Friend Ivan Lapshin

1985★ 6.8

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

Russian provincial town in the middle of the 1930s Stalin's Great Purge. Ivan Lapshin, the head of the local police, does what he has to do. And he does it well....

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