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10 Best Movies Like The Son's Return

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

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#1
The End of St. Petersburg

The End of St. Petersburg

1927★ 6.7

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

Shortly before the outbreak of WWI, a peasant from rural Russia arrives in St. Petersburg to find work....

#2
Flights in Dreams and in Reality

Flights in Dreams and in Reality

1983★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Son's Return 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...

#3
Mother

Mother

1926★ 7.1

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

A Soviet woman is caught between her husband and son, who find themselves on opposing sides of the Russian Revolution....

#4
Ayka

Ayka

2018★ 6.9

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

A young Kyrgyz immigrant tries to eke out a living in Moscow after abandoning her newborn and fleeing the hospital....

#5
Living

Living

2012★ 6.6

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

Fate brings ordeals to characters that find themselves immersed in deep crisis; they must seek the strength to cope with adversity. In a remote and cold region of Russia, Galya, a ...

#6
My Joy

My Joy

2010★ 6.3

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

Georgy is driving a load of freight into Russia when, after an unpleasant encounter with the police at a border crossing, he finds himself giving a lift to a strange old man with d...

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