15 Movies Like Once Upon a Time in Ukraine

Loved Once Upon a Time in Ukraine? 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.

Balls Up
#1

Balls Up

Two marketing executives go "balls out" and pitch a bold full‑coverage condom sponsorship with the World Cup. After their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, criminals, and power-hungry officials to salvage their careers and make it home alive.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Once Upon a Time in Ukraine.

The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
#2

The Last Stand of Ellen Cole

When an evil contractor goes to extreme measures to evict a testy tenant who is standing in the way of his new project, he fails to take into account that this seemingly harmless old woman is a trained killer and will do anything to protect her beloved home.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Once Upon a Time in Ukraine.

Sniper: The White Raven
#3

Sniper: The White Raven

Mykola is an eccentric pacifist who wants to be useful to humanity. When the war begins in Donbas, Mykola’s naive world is collapsing as the militants kill his pregnant wife and burn his home to the ground. Recovered, he makes a cardinal decision and gets enlisted in a sniper company. Having met his wife’s killers, he emotionally breaks down and arranges “sniper terror” for the enemy.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Once Upon a Time in Ukraine.

Hostile Takeover
#4

Hostile Takeover

Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Once Upon a Time in Ukraine.

U Are the Universe
#5

U Are the Universe

After the explosion of the Earth, the Ukrainian space trucker Andriy becomes the only human in the Universe until French woman Catherine calls him from the faraway space station. Andriy decides to see her despite all the obstacles.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Once Upon a Time in Ukraine.

Stolen Girl
#6

Stolen Girl

In 1993, Maureen’s six-year-old daughter Amina is snuck out of the country by her ex-husband, Karim. After years of unsuccessful attempts to find her, Maureen intersects with a professional retriever of internationally abducted children who promises to help her find Amina in exchange for her collaboration.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Once Upon a Time in Ukraine.

Slumberland
#7

Slumberland

A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Once Upon a Time in Ukraine.

Mavka: The Forest Song
#8

Mavka: The Forest Song

Mavka, a Soul of the Forest, faces an impossible choice between love and her duty as Guardian of the Heart of the Forest when she falls for a human, a talented young musician named Lukas.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Once Upon a Time in Ukraine.

Weekend in Taipei
#9

Weekend in Taipei

A former DEA agent and a former undercover operative revisit their romance during a fateful weekend in Taipei, unaware of the dangerous consequences of their past.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Once Upon a Time in Ukraine.

Arctic Dogs
#10

Arctic Dogs

Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Once Upon a Time in Ukraine.

Secret Society of Second-Born Royals
#11

Secret Society of Second-Born Royals

Sam is a teenage royal rebel, second in line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria. Just as her disinterest in the royal way of life is at an all-time high, she discovers she has super-human abilities and is invited to join a secret society of similar extraordinary second-born royals charged with keeping the world safe.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Once Upon a Time in Ukraine.

Double Threat
#12

Double Threat

With ruthless mobsters on her tail, a young woman with a split personality becomes entangled with a man on a pilgrimage across the country to scatter his brother's ashes.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Once Upon a Time in Ukraine.

Sheroes
#13

Sheroes

When four thick-as-thieves friends arrive in Thailand, they quickly find themselves in over their heads. Fighting to stay alive, they employ their unique set of skills and unleash their fierce loyalty in a heart-pumping battle for survival.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Once Upon a Time in Ukraine.

The Stolen Princess
#14

The Stolen Princess

This wonderful story happened in the age of valiant knights, beautiful princesses, and battling sorcerers. Ruslan, a wandering artist dreaming to become a knight, met beautiful Mila and fell in love with her; he didn’t even suspect that she is the King’s daughter. However, the lovers’ happiness wasn’t meant to last too long. Chernomor, the evil sorcerer, appeared in a magic vortex and stole Mila right before Ruslan’s eyes to transform her power of love into his own magic power. Without further ado, Ruslan sets out on a chase after the stolen princess to overcome all obstacles and to prove that real love is stronger than magic.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Once Upon a Time in Ukraine.

Swingers
#15

Swingers

Ihor, is bored with his glamorous girlfriend Ilona. Meanwhile, Irina, demands sex of Andrew, for which he has neither strength nor desire. Ihor and Irina demand a sexual experiment - a swinger's party. Meanwhile, Sveta, left naked on her lover's balcony when his wife suddenly returns, is saved by Denis the neighbour. But the evening gets more interesting when Edward appears on Denis's doorstep.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Once Upon a Time in Ukraine.