15 Movies Like The Violin Player
Loved The Violin Player? 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.
No Thank You
Heli Valkonen is desperately in love with her husband. But Matti is just not in the mood. He is only interested in playing computer games, dressed in worn out fleece pants. For him, a shoulder massage is the highest form of intimacy. When subtle hints, nice words and fetching clothes won't help, Heli resorts in direct, and increasingly direct action - in vain.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Violin Player.
Angel Eyes
A story about a seemingly unlikely couple who cross paths under life-threatening circumstances as though they are destined not only to meet but to save each other's lives. Not once, but twice.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Violin Player.
The Best of Me
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Violin Player.
A Ghost Story
Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Violin Player.
Life in a Year
A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Violin Player.
Loving Annabelle
Annabelle is the wise-beyond-her-years newcomer to an exclusive Catholic girls school. Having been expelled from her first two schools she's bound to stir some trouble. Sparks fly though when sexual chemistry appears between her and the Head of her dorm and English teacher, Simone Bradley. Annabelle pursues her relentlessly and until the end the older woman manages to avoid the law.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Violin Player.
Breathe
Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Violin Player.
Nine Lives
Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Violin Player.
The Wait
The idyllic and secluded Finnish archipelago. The pandemic soars across the world. Elli’s world trembles as her husband’s old friend arrives at the island.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Violin Player.
Not Easily Broken
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Violin Player.
Fallen Leaves
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Violin Player.
Blind
A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Violin Player.
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Violin Player.
Restless
Ari, a paramedic, is a chronic womanizer; he makes it a point of pride to never sleep with the same woman twice, and his nights are a long series of brazen one-night stands. But when Ari meets Tiina, something unexpected happens – he falls in love.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Violin Player.
Dogs Don't Wear Pants
A grieving heart surgeon struggling with the loss of his wife drifts through an emotionally detached life while raising his teenage daughter. His chance encounter with a dominatrix awakens feelings he thought were gone, drawing him into a dark and unconventional world where pain and desire intertwine.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Violin Player.