Movies Like The Island

If you liked The Island (2006), a drama and comedy movie directed by Pavel Lungin, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
We're No Angels (1989)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
Two escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.
2
Heart of a Dog (1988)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and comedy
In 1920s Moscow, shortly after the October Revolution, a stray dog named Sharik is taken in by Professor Preobrazhensky, a wealthy and respected surgeon. The professor performs a daring medical experiment on the dog…
3
Petrov's Flu (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedy
With the city in the throes of a flu epidemic, the Petrov family struggles through yet another day in a country where the past is never past, the present is a booze-fueled, icy fever dream of violence and tenderness…
4
The Monk and the Demon (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
Fantastic story of the first half of the XIX century about a monk named Ivan who must fight the dark forces in his monastery.
5
Man of God (2021)
★ 7/10Also drama
Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his peers while preaching the Word of God.
6
The Third Miracle (1999)
★ 5.9/10Also drama
The Vatican sends a priest to verify some miracles, performed by a woman who has been nominated for sainthood...
7
Pilgrimage (2017)
★ 6/10Also drama
In 13th century Ireland a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across a landscape fraught with peril.
8
The Land of OZ (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
In Yekaterinburg over the Christmas period, shop assistant Lenka Shabadinova experiences a number of incredible events and unexpected meetings.
9
The Ugly Swans (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
In the near future, writer Victor Banev gets himself on a UN commission to investigate the goings-on in the remote town of Tashlinsk, where reports tell of a virus-created race of brainiac mutants. His tween daughter…
10
Henry Poole Is Here (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama
Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a 'miracle' by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life.
11
Rasputin (1996)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation...or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of the most powerful and mysterious figures in Russian history.
12
Special (2006)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he's a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else.
13
The Young One (1960)
★ 7/10Also drama
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.
14
Kursk (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accident, the K-141 Kursk submarine sinks with 118 crew members on board. While the few sailors who are still alive barely…
15
What a Mess! (1995)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
A Russian criminal steals a giant diamond from the Mafia, hides it, and suddenly runs into his unknown brothers; unexpected, absurd events with participation of the mob, doctors, musicians, Americans, militia, and…
16
The Clique (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama
A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.
17
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his…
18
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
From the 1960s to the 1980s, evangelist Jim Baker and his ambitious wife, Tammy Faye, rose from humble beginnings to build an empire based on big-time evangelical Christianity--only for the couple to fall from grace…
19
Vesper (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking…
20
Leviathan (2014)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
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…