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10 Best Movies Like Helpless and Reckless

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

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#1
Revenge Porn: PAIN OF LOVE

Revenge Porn: PAIN OF LOVE

2019★ 8.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Helpless and Reckless 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....

#2
Shara

Shara

2003★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Helpless and Reckless 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...

#3
The Little House

The Little House

2014★ 6.8

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

Following the death of the unmarried and childless Taki, Takeshi, a young relative of hers, discovers several pages of closely written lines in which the old lady has recorded her ...

#4
Memories of Matsuko

Memories of Matsuko

2006★ 7.8

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

While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy....

#5
It Feels So Good

It Feels So Good

2019★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Helpless and Reckless 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 ...

#6
The Eel

The Eel

1997★ 6.9

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

A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no one except for an eel he befrien...

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