20 movies like Leviathan, ordered by similarity : Russian Ark(2002), Scarlet Dawn(1932), Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein(2002), Long Way North(2015), Incendies(2010), Two Bits(1995), Cold Souls(2009), A Slave of Love(1976), Pawn Sacrifice(2014), The Battle of Russia(1943), The Dog, the General and the Birds(2003), Rialto(2019) ...
Drama
Russia
2014
142 Minutes
Alexey Serebryakov Elena Lyadova Sergey Pokhodaev Roman Madyanov Vladimir Vdovitchenkov Anna Ukolova Alexey Rozin Platon Kamenev
mechanic russian family mayor gritty gripping russia coast corruption land claim biblical events discovery quest 2000s
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
Drama
Russia|Germany|Japan|Canada|Finland|Denmark
2002
95 Minutes
Sergei Dreiden Leonid Mozgovoy David Giorgobiani Mariya Kuznetsova Aleksandr Chaban Maksim Sergeyev Anna Aleksakhina Vladimir Baranov Natalya Nikulenko Svetlana Svirko
frenchman aristocrat charming confident emotional intense russia museum ballroom russia russian history nostalgia discovery 1910s
A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years.
Drama
USA
1932
58 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Nancy Carroll Lilyan Tashman Earle Foxe Sheila Terry Betty Gillette Guy Kibbee Ivan Linow Dewey Robinson Richard Alexander Frank Reicher
russian nobleman servant wealthy man former lover wife engaging emotional melodramatic turkey moscow train station castle russia russian revolution relationships romance schemes love triangle exile
A Russian aristocrat and his servant girl escape to Turkey during the revolution.
Drama, Romance, Action
India
2002
171 Minutes
family family patriarch family member lover young woman young man charming endearing engaging intense heartwarming melodramatic family dinner party celebration family feud cultural differences attraction friendship relationships
Two feuding neighboring families are brought together to celebrate the wedding anniversary of Vishnupratap Singh (Vikram Gokhale) and his wife (Farida Jalal), much to the dislike of Rudra ... See full summary »
Animation, Adventure, Drama
France|Denmark|Belgium|USA
2015
81 Minutes
russian young girl aristocrat adventurer explorer charming moving russia north pole adventure family life legacy exploration honor journey animation adventure quest 19th century
In 1882, a young Russian aristocrat goes on an epic adventure to find out what happened to her grandfather and save her family's reputation.
Drama
Canada|France
2010
130 Minutes
Lubna Azabal Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin Maxim Gaudette Rémy Girard Allen Altman Mohamed Majd Baya Belal Abdelghafour Elaaziz Nabil Sawalha
mother sister father brother employer lawyer profound tense powerful gripping montreal notary office family home small town middle east family secrets self-discovery journey estrangement twins
Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.
Drama
USA
1995
85 Minutes
Jerry Barone Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Al Pacino Joe Grifasi Joanna Merlin Andy Romano Ron McLarty Patrick Borriello Donna Mitchell Mary Lou Rosato Rosemary DeAngelis
boy child grandfather family family member charming emotional heartwarming melodramatic moving sad united states city suburb slum movie theater economic crisis family life family tragedy family secrets
Gennaro lives with his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter. But grandpa's not ready to die, he has some unfinished business with a woman from his past and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama
USA|France
2009
101 Minutes
Paul Giamatti Dina Korzun Emily Watson David Strathairn Lauren Ambrose Katheryn Winnick Boris Kievsky Oksana Lada Natalia Zvereva Rebecca Brooksher
actor doctor courier actress poet russian engaging offbeat emotional amusing new york city st. petersburg, russia stage doctor's office street apartment unlikely allies self-discovery acting souls
Paul is an actor who feels bogged down by his participation in a production of Chekov's play, Vanya.
Comedy, Drama
Soviet Union
1976
94 Minutes
Yelena Solovey Rodion Nahapetov Oleg Basilashvili Konstantin Grigorev Aleksandr Kalyagin Vera Kuznetsova Nikita Mikhalkov
russian revolutionary actress cameraman filmmaker actor emotional gripping passionate russia countryside small town bolshevic revolution filmmaking ignorance romance deception transformation discovery forbidden love
Olga Voznesenskaya is a silent screen star whose pictures are so popular that underground revolutionaries risk capture to see them. She's in southern Russia filming a tear-jerker as the ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2014
114 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Peter Sarsgaard Liev Schreiber Michael Stuhlbarg Lily Rabe Robin Weigert Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Aiden Lovekamp Conrad Pla Evelyne Brochu Sophie Nélisse
chess player prodigy young man chess grandmaster russian government official brooding gripping gutsy intense tense emotional united states russia beach auditorium chess tournament bulgaria chess competition
Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.
History, War, Documentary, Drama
USA
1943
83 Minutes
american soldier russian soldier nazi adolf hitler mussolini joseph stalin patriotic rousing inspiring thrilling stalingrad, russia battlefield military base battle of stalingrad world war ii russian history allied forces siege heroism quest
Documentary revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.
Kids & Family, Drama, Animation, History
USA
2003
75 Minutes
elderly person general dog bird napoleon bonaparte russian charming thrilling lighthearted russia countryside apartment park revenge war animals birds schemes transformation quest
From the baddest black action hero of all time; more bone-breaking, more name-taking, more booty-shaking and more love-making. Dolemite is back from Africa with his all-girl kung-fu army.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
Ireland|UK
2019
86 Minutes
middle-aged man homosexual family married man gripping gritty engaging intense dublin docks ireland discovery homosexuality loss of job loss of hope vulnerability discovery escape fall temptation
Colm, mid-40s has a comfortable life: a managerial job in Dublin's docks, two teenage children, and a kind, loyal wife in Claire. After the death of his father, a destructive figure, Colm's emotional life cracks open, and his downward spiral continues when he is made redundant. Drinking heavily and unable to confide in Claire, Colm finds himself drawn to Jay, a 19-year-old who dabbles in ... See full summary »
Drama, Romance, History
USA
1928
90 Minutes
Emil Jannings Evelyn Brent William Powell Nicholas Soussanin Michael Visaroff
revolutionary russian general director extra gripping disheartening intense russia hollywood movie set revenge role reversal humiliation insanity movie making fall rivalry transformation 1920s
A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.
Drama
South Africa
2016
115 Minutes
Phuthi Nakene Sihle Xaba Harriet Manamela Zimkhitha Nyoka Mncedisi Shabangu Emmanuel Nkosinathi Gweva Warren Masemola Nomonde Mbusi Azwile Chamane-Madiba Msimang Sibusiso Jabulani Mthembu
stranger family south african man rival friend gripping emotional heartwarming shocking powerful johannesburg, south africa city train betrayal survival city life honor family relationships discovery transformation
Three people board the train bound for Johannesburg. Strangers, each on their own mission, with a simple task to complete and in search of family to help them. But when they are betrayed by... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2015
128 Minutes
Mark Ruffalo Michael Keaton Rachel McAdams Liev Schreiber John Slattery Brian d'Arcy James Stanley Tucci Billy Crudup Paul Guilfoyle Jamey Sheridan Len Cariou
editor journalist priest reporter family member victim brooding emotional intense gripping boston newsroom church office car street sexual abuse reporting investigation cover-up
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Drama
USA
2010
99 Minutes
Jennifer Lawrence John Hawkes Kevin Breznahan Dale Dickey Garret Dillahunt Sheryl Lee Lauren Sweetser Tate Taylor
daughter family brother father sheriff lawman bleak dark gritty suspenseful the ozarks arkansas rural community abandonment family dysfunction poverty drug trade conspiracy darkness sacrifice
An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.
Sci-Fi, Drama
Mexico|USA
2018
98 Minutes
Kyra Sedgwick Tim Daly Natalia Dyer John Patrick Amedori Valorie Curry Sam Daly Roberto Aguire Jeremy Childs Christina Mandrell
family family member father child dark disheartening engaging emotional frightful gripping intense uneasy earth apocalypse relationships family dysfunction family feud family fall escape
As the SUN burns out, an American family gathers at the end of the world, their hopes for rescue slowly crumbling as they also confront long lasting divides amongst each other.
Sci-Fi, Drama
Russia
2017
137 Minutes
Oleg Menshikov Aleksandr Petrov Irina Starshenbaum Rinal Mukhametov
alien russian everyman politician military officer neighbor engaging thrilling suspenseful gripping intense emotional russia moscow spaceship alien invasion alien landing alien life-forms aliens fear
An alien ship crash lands onto a Russian city, many who saw it and the occupants start to question their own existence, while there are those who demand the aliens leave Earth.
Crime, Drama
USA|Germany
2008
129 Minutes
Edward Norton Colin Farrell Jon Voight Noah Emmerich Jennifer Ehle John Ortiz Shea Whigham Frank Grillo Lake Bell Rick Gonzalez Wayne Duvall
police officer father brother brother-in-law detective best friend gritty emotional tense frightening new york city police station household apartment liquor store courtroom investigation family corruption loyalty
A family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora's Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.
Drama
USA
2000
131 Minutes
Julia Roberts Albert Finney Aaron Eckhart Marg Helgenberger Cherry Jones Veanne Cox Conchata Ferrell Tracey Walter Peter Coyote Scotty Leavenworth Gemmenne de la Peña
attorney single mother businessman judge heroine lawyer powerful inspiring gripping disturbing gritty california office family home courtroom small town law firm corruption betrayal lawsuit
An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.