Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Vida

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

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#1
The Nest

The Nest

2020★ 6.1

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

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of the...

#2
Not Without My Daughter

Not Without My Daughter

1991★ 6.7

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

An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well....

#3
Reading Lolita in Tehran

Reading Lolita in Tehran

2024★ 7.2

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

As Islamic morality squads stage arbitrary raids in Tehran and as fundamentalists seize hold of the universities, Azar Nafisi, an inspired teacher, secretly gathers six of her most...

#4
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

#5
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

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

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

#6
That Evening Sun

That Evening Sun

2009★ 6.7

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

An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm....

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