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10 Best Movies Like Knockin' on Heaven's Door

If you loved Knockin' on Heaven's Door, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Short Stories

Short Stories

2012★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Knockin' on Heaven's Door for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young writer brings a collection of short stories to a big Moscow publishing house. The manuscript stays at the office and mysteriously influences the lives of anyone who opens i...

#2
Hanasaku Iroha the Movie: Home Sweet Home

Hanasaku Iroha the Movie: Home Sweet Home

2013★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Knockin' on Heaven's Door for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

While sorting through a mess of books in the staff room, Ohana happens upon one of Denroku's log books from long ago. Within it, it recounts a story of Ohana's mom when she was the...

#3
The Passport

The Passport

1990★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Knockin' on Heaven's Door for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A man, who becomes mistaken for his brother who was immigrating to Israel from USSR, finds himself caught up in the middle of a bureaucratic mess when he realizes that if he tells ...

#4
My Future Love

My Future Love

2016★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Knockin' on Heaven's Door for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In 1973, the 20-year-old Svante has a heart condition that the doctors cannot fix. When he has a breakdown on a subway platform, a strange train suddenly appears. He steps into the...

#5
Tea in the Harem

Tea in the Harem

1985★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Knockin' on Heaven's Door for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of two youths – one Algerian, one French – who become juvenile delinquents in a Paris suburb....

#6
Free Ride

Free Ride

2013★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Knockin' on Heaven's Door for fans of Action & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A single mom in the 1970s raises her two daughters and becomes involved in illegal drug trade to make a better life....