
10 Best Movies Like Departures
If you loved Departures, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Bad Boys
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Departures for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
The Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s and early '90s seemed willing to do anything to win. That characteristic made them loved — and hated. It earned them the title: Bad Boys....

Time Regained
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Departures for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In early 1920s France, an author, lying on his deathbed, looks at various photographs and is flooded with memories of the people and events that have shaped his life....

The Tales of Hoffmann
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Departures for fans of Music. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.
A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daughter of a celebrated composer....

Cern and the Sense of Beauty
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Departures for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
An exploration of the link between science and beauty through the work of scientists at CERN, in Geneva....

Mr. Go
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Departures for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A 15-year-old circus ringmaster Wei-wei is left all alone with gorilla Ling-ling after grandfather passes away. Thanks to her grandfather's love for baseball, Ling-ling was trained...

The Crimes That Bind
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Departures for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Michiko Oshitani, who lived in Shiga Prefecture, is found dead at an apartment in Tokyo. She was strangled to death. Mutsuo Koshikawa is the owner of the apartment and he goes miss...