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10 Best Movies Like A Year and a Day

If you loved A Year and a Day, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony

Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony

2021★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Year and a Day for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

30 years ago, on June 23rd, 1991, Sonic the Hedgehog was released on the SEGA Genesis, beginning a new era of gaming. Since then, Sonic has been running through countless zones, b...

#2
Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind

Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind

2020★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Year and a Day for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Dr. Steven Greer’s previous works, SIRIUS and UNACKNOWLEDGED, broke crowdfunding records and ignited a grassroots movement. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIFTH KIND features groundbreaki...

#3
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

1999★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Year and a Day for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a...

#4
One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals

One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals

2002★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Year and a Day for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

As the Straw Hat Pirates sail through the Grand Line, a sudden eruption of geysers beneath the Going Merry sends the crew flying over a nearby island. In the chaos, Chopper falls o...

#5
John

John

2020★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Year and a Day for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

John tells the story of a young male, a psychiatric hospital patient who witnesses the death of another Black male patient at the hands of white staff. Blurring the boundaries betw...

#6
Cyrano

Cyrano

2021★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Year and a Day for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance rend...