Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Forbidden

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

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#1
Floating Clouds

Floating Clouds

1955★ 7.7

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

A married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young Japanese typist and promises to leave his wife. He doesn't and after the war, she t...

#2
Revenge Porn: PAIN OF LOVE

Revenge Porn: PAIN OF LOVE

2019★ 8.4

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

Rei is a college student in the midst of finding a job. She confesses her love to Mikio, a senior whom she admires. Mikio soon demands that she perform perverted acts....

#3
Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight

Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight

2022★ 7.3

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

A high school girl wakes up each day with no memory of the day before. When she agrees to date a shy classmate, Toru, he begins to fall for her—despite her rule against falling in ...

#4
It Feels So Good

It Feels So Good

2019★ 6.5

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

When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan, specifically in Akita. He returns there ...

#5
The Sleeping Dictionary

The Sleeping Dictionary

2003★ 6.4

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

In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lov...

#6
My Rainy Days

My Rainy Days

2009★ 7.4

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

Because of her past, 17-year-old Rio lives her days filling the emptiness in her heart with money—until one day, she meets a university professor named Kouki and falls in love....

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