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10 Best Movies Like Van Goghs

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

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#1
A Driver for Vera

A Driver for Vera

2004★ 6.1

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

The film is set during 1962 in Sevastopol, Crimea, then a secret Navy Base in the Soviet Union. General Serov hires Viktor, a cadet from the Kremlin Guard to work as his private ch...

#2
The Thief

The Thief

1997★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Van Goghs 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...

#3
The Lords of Discipline

The Lords of Discipline

1983★ 6.6

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

Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep a...

#4
The Island

The Island

2023★ 6.2

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

When his brother is killed, LAPD officer Mark leaves the city to return to the island he grew up on. Seeking answers and ultimately vengeance, he soon finds himself in a bloody bat...

#5
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#6
American Son

American Son

2019★ 6.1

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

Time passes and tension mounts in a Florida police station as an estranged interracial couple awaits news of their missing teenage son....

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