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10 Best Movies Like Drunken Angel

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

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#1
Red Beard

Red Beard

1965★ 8.1

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

Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic unde...

#2
Cruel Story of Youth

Cruel Story of Youth

1960★ 6.5

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

A harsh young man seduces a freeloading young woman and eventually takes advantage of her knack for hitchhiking to rob middle-class men....

#3
Home Run

Home Run

2013★ 6.2

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

A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties f...

#4
Jimmy P.

Jimmy P.

2013★ 6.1

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

At the end of WWII, Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot who fought in France, suffers from unexplainable symptoms and is admitted to a military hospital. When doctors suspect...

#5
Kids Return

Kids Return

1996★ 6.9

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

Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a ...

#6
Sanjuro

Sanjuro

1962★ 8.0

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

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded sam...

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