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10 Best Movies Like 1980: The Unforgettable Day

If you loved 1980: The Unforgettable Day, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Girl on the Moon

Girl on the Moon

2012★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1980: The Unforgettable Day for fans of Romance. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Someone from another planet crashed on Earth and evil is chasing him, and then love appears, and it defeats evil through an amulet....

#2
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco

Comedy Central Roast of James Franco

2013★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1980: The Unforgettable Day for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

It's James Franco's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast....

#3
Jojo Rabbit

Jojo Rabbit

2019★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1980: The Unforgettable Day for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish imaginary...

#4
Crows Zero II

Crows Zero II

2009★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1980: The Unforgettable Day for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools,...

#5
Children Are Born

Children Are Born

2011★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1980: The Unforgettable Day for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

The film tells the story of a man who has just arrived to work in one of the villages as a security guard in an old club. There he meets the employees of the club, and they take tu...

#6
Restless

Restless

2011★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1980: The Unforgettable Day for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love....