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10 Best Movies Like Hero

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

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#1
Hero

Hero

2007★ 6.7

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

After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, just in time for a brewing storm. Kohei'...

#2
Everyone's Hero

Everyone's Hero

2006★ 6.0

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

A boy begins a grand journey to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the 1932 World Series comes to a close....

#3
Life Is All You Get

Life Is All You Get

1997★ 6.5

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

After he loses his job, his father, and his girlfriend, Jan's life is a shambles. Then suddenly he meets freakish street musician Vera, and a bittersweet romance unfolds......

#4
Hero

Hero

2017★ 7.2

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

In the quiet and picturesque Yarramalong Valley, Officers Henry and Brooks find a young woman wandering by the roadside, distraught from events she has just witnessed. Following a...

#5
Hero

Hero

2015★ 6.1

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

Prosecutor Kohei Kuryu takes charge of a case with a foreign embassy possessing the key to solve the case. Due to the extraterritoriality involving the case, the investigation has ...

#6
Misery Loves Comedy

Misery Loves Comedy

2015★ 6.0

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

Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharin...