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10 Best Movies Like Botchan

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

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#1
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Botchan for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat....

#2
Film

Film

2012★ 7.2

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

"This piece, with the generic title Film, is a series of short videos built around one protocol: a snippet of news from a newspaper of the day, is rolled up and then placed on a bl...

#3
Last Temptation in Thailand

Last Temptation in Thailand

2007★ 10.0

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

Looking for paradise lost, the "Last Temptation in Thailand" is a mesmerizing odyssey through ancient temples, idyllic islands & enticing dark-eyed ladies of eve in a very sexy...

#4
Avatar

Avatar

2006★ 5.9

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

Tension mounts between a quadraplegic man and his wife as she prepares a bath for him....

#5
Knife in the Water

Knife in the Water

1962★ 7.3

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

On their way to an afternoon on the lake, husband and wife Andrzej and Krystyna nearly run over a young hitchhiker. Inviting the young man onto the boat with them, Andrzej begins t...

#6
Lord

Lord

2011★ 7.5

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

Although he hates dogs, Toni is engaged in finding lost animals and then sentimentally blackmails the masters in order to obtain beautiful large amounts of money. Because of an old...