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10 Best Movies Like 8 Times Up

If you loved 8 Times Up, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Awakenings

Awakenings

1990★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Times Up for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversia...

#2
The Right of the Weakest

The Right of the Weakest

2006★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Times Up for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the Belgian town of Liege, in order to buy a moped for the wife of their friend Patrick, three men decide to organise a large-scale hold-up. As expected, nothing goes to plan....

#3
Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

1979★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Times Up for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and el...

#4
Oldboy

Oldboy

2003★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Times Up for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors....

#5
Rocky V

Rocky V

1990★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Times Up for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky’s career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and ...

#6
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Times Up for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, b...