15 Movies Like Franz Kafka

Loved Franz Kafka? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

365 Days: This Day
#1

365 Days: This Day

Laura and Massimo are back and hotter than ever. But the reunited couple's new beginning is complicated by Massimo’s family ties and a mysterious man who enters Laura’s life to win her heart and trust, at any cost.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Franz Kafka.

The Next 365 Days
#2

The Next 365 Days

Laura and Massimo's relationship hangs in the balance as they try to overcome trust issues while a tenacious Nacho works to push them apart.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Franz Kafka.

365 Days
#3

365 Days

A woman falls victim to a dominant mafia boss, who imprisons her and gives her one year to fall in love with him.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Franz Kafka.

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
#4

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holiday traditions he once shared with his best friend. But the Vikings of New Berk were beginning to forget about their friendship with dragons. Hiccup, Astrid, and Gobber know just what to do to keep the dragons in the villagers' hearts. And across the sea, the dragons have a plan of their own...

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Franz Kafka.

The Life of Chuck
#5

The Life of Chuck

In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Franz Kafka.

Suicide Room
#6

Suicide Room

Moody, dark and handsome Dominik is terrorized at school after video footage of his drunken kiss with classmate Aleksandr goes viral. Grappling with public humiliation, Dominik seeks solace in an avatar based 'suicide room' where the pink-haired rebel Sylwia consoles him.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Franz Kafka.

Devilish Education
#7

Devilish Education

In a rural Catholic village, young Gosia tends cattle and lives an innocent, sheltered life. One summer day, while bathing in the river, she is unknowingly observed by a mysterious painter. When he later reveals his portrait of her, Gosia’s initial shame gives way to curiosity, drawing her into an awakening of desire and a confrontation with temptation.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Franz Kafka.

Shameless
#8

Shameless

In an incendiary story of love, desire, and betrayal between siblings, the rebellious young Tadek returns to his half-sister Anka’s home in search of solace and affection. Bound together by a painful shared family history, brother and sister must find a way to break free in order to survive. This formidable debut fearlessly yet tenderly explores one of society’s last taboos.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Franz Kafka.

Forgotten Love
#9

Forgotten Love

A once-respected surgeon who's lost his family and his memory gets a chance at redemption when he reconnects with someone from his forgotten past.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Franz Kafka.

The Coldest Game
#10

The Coldest Game

Warsaw, Poland, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. Josh Mansky, a troubled math genius and former US chess champion, is recruited to hold a dangerous public match against the Soviet champion, while playing the deadly game of espionage hidden in the darkest shadows of a hostile territory.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Franz Kafka.

Unpredictable
#11

Unpredictable

Martyna and Wojciech form a seemingly happy relationship. However, it is only a façade hiding a cruel truth. Martyna's friend Alicja is a single mother of 20-year-old Daniel, who is the apple of her eye. Alicja is unable to accept that her son has his own life. One day Daniel meets Adelina. A puzzling story in which we ask ourselves not only who killed and why, but above all who died!?

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Franz Kafka.

The Lure
#12

The Lure

Two mermaid sisters, who end up performing at a nightclub, face cruel and bloody choices when one of them falls in love with a beautiful young man.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Franz Kafka.

Cold War
#13

Cold War

A man and a woman meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatally mismatched and yet drawn to each other.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Franz Kafka.

Furioza
#14

Furioza

A policewoman makes her ex-boyfriend an offer he can't refuse: either he infiltrates and informs on a gang of hooligans, or his brother goes to jail.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Franz Kafka.

On the Silver Globe
#15

On the Silver Globe

A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves Earth to start a new civilization. They do not realize that within themselves they carry the end of their own dream. They die one by one, while their children revert to a primitive native culture, creating new myths and a new god.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Franz Kafka.