Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Dependence

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

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#1
Radiance

Radiance

2017★ 6.5

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

The story follows the social intercourse between a cameraman, Masaya, with a visual impairment, and Misako who disconnects from the world....

#2
Tamako in Moratorium

Tamako in Moratorium

2013★ 6.0

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

Tamako graduated from a university in Tokyo, but she now lives with her father back in Kofu. Tamako doesn't help her father or tries to get a job. She spends her time just eating a...

#3
Clannad: The Motion Picture

Clannad: The Motion Picture

2007★ 7.2

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

Plagued by a seemingly endless stream of haunting dreams, Tomoya drifts through life with an almost overwhelming sense of anger and emptiness. Then, one fateful day, he meets the ...

#4
Suzaku

Suzaku

1997★ 7.3

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

Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Econ...

#5
Shara

Shara

2003★ 6.4

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

The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears. Five years later seventeen-year old Shun, the remaining twin, is an art s...

#6
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

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