15 Movies Like Yara
Loved Yara? 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.
#1
Capernaum
After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Yara.
#2
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even more remote spot with a Tibetan saddle tramp Lao Jin to learn horse herding.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Yara.
#3
Not Without Hope
A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Yara.
#4
The Voice of Hind Rajab
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Yara.
#5
Charm City Kings
Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow and a road filled with fast money and violence.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Yara.
#6
The Young One
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.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Yara.
#7
From the Ashes: The Pit
Trapped in an underground pit during a storm, three students from an all-girls school must confront their personal conflicts as they fight to survive.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Yara.
#8
The Nest
Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Yara.
#9
Hands of Stone
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Yara.
#10
Hungry Hearts
The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Yara.
#11
Hardball
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Yara.
#12
The Good Neighbor
A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Yara.
#13
All That's Left of You
In the Occupied West Bank in Palestine of the 1980s, a Palestinian teenager is swept into a protest that changes the course of his family's life. Reeling from its aftermath, his mother, Hanan, shares the story that led them to that fateful moment. Spanning seven decades, this epic drama traces the hopes and heartaches of one uprooted family, revealing not only the scars of ethnic cleansing, but the unbreakable spirit of survival.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Yara.
#14
Noura's Dream
With her abusive husband in jail and a coveted divorce pending, hardworking Noura can almost grasp a happy, new life with lover Lassaad — but when the best-laid plans are upended, Noura must tap her unshakable will to fulfill her dream.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Yara.
#15
The Blue Caftan
A middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship challenged by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Yara.