Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Fireworks

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

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#1
Sonatine

Sonatine

1993★ 7.5

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

Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two...

#2
Achilles and the Tortoise

Achilles and the Tortoise

2008★ 7.0

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

Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, de...

#3
A Scene at the Sea

A Scene at the Sea

1991★ 7.4

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

A deaf garbage collector happens upon a broken and discarded surfboard. The discovery plants in him dreams of becoming a surf champion. Encouraged by his also deaf girlfriend, he p...

#4
Violent Cop

Violent Cop

1989★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fireworks for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities....

#5
Kikujiro

Kikujiro

1999★ 7.5

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

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which ...

#6
Brother

Brother

2000★ 7.1

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

A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang....