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10 Best Movies Like 1987: When the Day Comes

If you loved 1987: When the Day Comes, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
May 18

May 18

2007★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1987: When the Day Comes for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist s...

#2
The Attorney

The Attorney

2013★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1987: When the Day Comes for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Song Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and tortured, he takes up the case and the course of his life changes for good....

#3
The President's Last Bang

The President's Last Bang

2005★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1987: When the Day Comes for fans of Drama & History & Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

On October 26, 1979, President Park Chung-hee, who had ruled South Korea since 1961, was assassinated by his director of intelligence. The film depicts the events of that night....

#4
Children...

Children...

2011★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1987: When the Day Comes for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

On March 26, 1991, five boys set off to the mountain to go frog hunting and never come back to their family. While a documentary producer, detective and professor try to solve the ...

#5
Once Upon a Time in High School

Once Upon a Time in High School

2004★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1987: When the Day Comes for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A model student transfers to the notorious Jungmoon High School known for its severe corporal punishment by teachers and power struggles between school gangs....

#6
Remember

Remember

2022★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1987: When the Day Comes for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Pil-ju, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man...

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