Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Toktogul

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

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#1
My Friend Ivan Lapshin

My Friend Ivan Lapshin

1985★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Toktogul 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....

#2
Ayka

Ayka

2018★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Toktogul 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....

#3
The Thief

The Thief

1997★ 7.1

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

Katya and her 6-year-old son Sanya, who, in 1952, meet a veteran Soviet officer named Tolyan. Katya falls in love with Tolyan, who turns out to be a small time criminal, but who al...

#4
Vysotsky: Thank You For Being Alive

Vysotsky: Thank You For Being Alive

2011★ 6.0

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

Russian poet, singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky was an idol of the 1970s and ’80s. In 1980, at the age of 42, he passed away during the Moscow Olympic Games. This is the story of ...

#5
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Toktogul 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
Gigi & Nate

Gigi & Nate

2022★ 7.6

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

A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend....

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