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10 Best Movies Like Backgammon

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

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#1
The Man Without a Past

The Man Without a Past

2002★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backgammon for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory. Back on the streets...

#2
King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backgammon for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Far...

#3
A Tale of Autumn

A Tale of Autumn

1998★ 7.1

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

Magali, forty-something, is a winemaker and a widow: she loves her work but feels lonely. Her friends Rosine and Isabelle both want secretly to find a husband for Magali....

#4
Julieta

Julieta

2016★ 7.0

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

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madnes...

#5
The Isle

The Isle

2000★ 6.9

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

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love wi...

#6
The Big Clock

The Big Clock

1948★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backgammon for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

George Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor, has to postpone a vacation with his wife - again - when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss...