Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like After the Storm

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

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#1
A Man

A Man

2022★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After the Storm for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Akira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with his former client Rie, who asks Akira to perform a background check on her late husband Daisuke....

#2
Bunny Drop

Bunny Drop

2011★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After the Storm for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Daikichi learns that his recently deceased grandfather has an illegitimate daughter with an unknown mother. The girl's name is Rin and she is just 6 years old. Everybody in Daikich...

#3
Nobody Knows

Nobody Knows

2004★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After the Storm for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning....

#4
The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After the Storm for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice presid...

#5
Kakegurui: The Movie

Kakegurui: The Movie

2019★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After the Storm for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not ...

#6
Good Morning

Good Morning

1959★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After the Storm for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of inter­generational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaki...

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