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10 Best Movies Like Hot Potato

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

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#1
Black Samurai

Black Samurai

1976★ 5.5

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

When the daughter of the royal family is held hostage, an agent for "D.R.A.G.O.N." will stop at nothing to destroy the evil organisation which abducted her....

#2
Risen

Risen

2021★ 5.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hot Potato for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Disaster unfolds when a meteor strikes a small town, turning the environment uninhabitable and killing everything in the surrounding area. Exobiologist Lauren Stone is called to fi...

#3
A Royal Christmas

A Royal Christmas

2014★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hot Potato for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

A young working girl with a blue-collar background is surprised when her new fiancé announces he is actually a prince of a small sovereign country in Europe. After the couple quick...

#4
Mindhorn

Mindhorn

2016★ 6.1

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

A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with...

#5
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

2002★ 7.7

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

With their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the ...

#6
Julieta

Julieta

2016★ 7.0

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

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madnes...