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10 Best Movies Like Weekend in the Galilee

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

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#1
Vanya on 42nd Street

Vanya on 42nd Street

1994★ 6.6

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

An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play i...

#2
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Weekend in the Galilee 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...

#3
That Evening Sun

That Evening Sun

2009★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Weekend in the Galilee 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....

#4
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Weekend in the Galilee 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....

#5
Holy Lands

Holy Lands

2019★ 6.1

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

When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his new neighbours...

#6
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

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