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10 Best Movies Like Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story

If you loved Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Hours

Hours

2013★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A father struggles to keep his infant daughter alive in the wake of Hurricane Katrina....

#2
In His Chart

In His Chart

2011★ 4.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

There is a degree of realism when a professional in the field writes about his vocation and such is the case here. Adopted from a novel written by a doctor and set in Nagano, docto...

#3
G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

2013★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are fo...

#4
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu...

#5
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#6
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

2015★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF....