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10 Best Movies Like January First

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

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#1
Sex with Love

Sex with Love

2003★ 6.5

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

In Santiago, Chile, the schoolteacher Luisa proposes a debate about sex with the parents of her students with the intention of giving classes about sex education to the youngsters....

#2
Machuca

Machuca

2004★ 7.8

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

Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a pro...

#3
About Fate

About Fate

2022★ 7.5

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

Two strangers believe in love but never seem to be able to find its true meaning. In a wild twist of events, fate puts each in the other's path on one stormy New Year's Eve....

#4
Two Lovers

Two Lovers

2008★ 6.9

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

A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women....

#5
Chile '76

Chile '76

2022★ 7.0

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

Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, ...

#6
In Bed

In Bed

2005★ 6.1

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

It all begins at a party in Santiago, Chile, when a seemingly innocent gesture -- the offer of a ride home -- ends in a passionate night of lovemaking and intense conversation for ...

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