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10 Best Movies Like Equus

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

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#1
This Special Friendship

This Special Friendship

1964★ 7.8

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

A tale of the tender relationship between a twelve-year-old boy and the fourteen-year-old upperclassman who is the object of his desire, all set within the rigid atmosphere of a Je...

#2
Asako I & II

Asako I & II

2018★ 6.8

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

Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like ...

#3
Kuroneko

Kuroneko

1968★ 7.4

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

In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that a...

#4
The Wiz

The Wiz

1978★ 6.1

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

Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home....

#5
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed

The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed

1979★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Equus for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Summer of 1945. The salute of the Great Victory died down and the country is gradually returning to peaceful life. From "fire yes into the fire" a young reconnaissance commander Vo...

#6
Wedding Trough

Wedding Trough

1975★ 5.3

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

Alone on a farm, a man spends his days tending to his animals, with a particular love for his sow. After an illicit encounter between the two creatures, the pig gives birth. Howeve...