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10 Best Movies Like It's Tough to Be Famous

If you loved It's Tough to Be Famous, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It's Tough to Be Famous for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...

#2
Love at First Fight

Love at First Fight

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It's Tough to Be Famous for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Arnaud, facing an uncertain future and a dearth of choices in a small French coastal town, meets and falls for the apocalyptic-minded Madeleine, who joins an army boot camp to lear...

#3
King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It's Tough to Be Famous for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Far...

#4
The Isle

The Isle

2000★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It's Tough to Be Famous for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love wi...

#5
The Man Without a Past

The Man Without a Past

2002★ 7.4

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

Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory. Back on the streets...

#6
Kuroneko

Kuroneko

1968★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It's Tough to Be Famous for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that a...