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10 Best Movies Like In the Wake

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

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#1
Samurai Marathon

Samurai Marathon

2019★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Wake for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Y...

#2
The Third Murder

The Third Murder

2017★ 6.6

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

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened....

#3
366 Days

366 Days

2025★ 6.0

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

In 2003, Okinawan high schooler Miu gets interested in Minato-senpai, who has just lost his both parents. She cheers him up by exchaning MiniDisk mix tapes with him. They start a l...

#4
Main Tera Hero

Main Tera Hero

2014★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Wake for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Seenu loves Sunaina but they're chased by a stalking cop, an infatuated beauty and her mafia don dad - can Seenu's heroics work?...

#5
Star!

Star!

1968★ 6.9

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

Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness....

#6
Love

Love

2011★ 5.5

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

After losing contact with Earth, Astronaut Lee Miller becomes stranded in orbit alone aboard the International Space Station. As time passes and life support systems dwindle, Lee b...