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10 Best Movies Like I Want to Be a Shellfish

If you loved I Want to Be a Shellfish, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Copycat Killer

Copycat Killer

2002★ 7.2

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

The story of a criminal who abducts and kills women, and those who try to catch him. Nakai is cast as a cold-blooded, intelligent and evil guy who uses the media to announce and sh...

#2
Tokyo Species

Tokyo Species

2012★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Want to Be a Shellfish for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Michiko a high school girl had committed suicide, but she was resuscitated by an alien parasitism. While she brutally murdered men and spawned one after another, her friend Rika me...

#3
Terror on the Midway

Terror on the Midway

1942★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Want to Be a Shellfish for fans of Animation. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When things go wrong at the circus, it's up to Superman to stop the escaped animals....

#4
The Trade

The Trade

1996★ 10.0

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

A man who is a news reporter is going to Germany from America to meet his son who is living there. There he tells his son that he is divorced now. The father is pick pocket by two ...

#5
Taylor Swift, la première puissance américaine

Taylor Swift, la première puissance américaine

2024★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Want to Be a Shellfish for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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#6
Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

1961★ 7.7

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

This is the very first silent slapstick comedy short about adventures of Worldly, Coward, and Fool. What's more fun: fishing with worms, or dynamite? Three friends decided to have ...