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10 Best Movies Like Melancholy Tales

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

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#1
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

1974★ 7.0

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

As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power a...

#2
Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

1961★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Melancholy Tales 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 ...

#3
Return of the Goodies

Return of the Goodies

2005★ 6.9

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

The Goodies finally return to television after nearly 25 years with a compilation of classic clips, interviews and new material....

#4
Return to Horror High

Return to Horror High

1987★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Melancholy Tales for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A few years ago, a mysterious serial-killer caused panic on Crippen High School. The killer was never caught. A movie company, Cosmic Pictures, has decided to make a feature movie ...

#5
My Friends Act III

My Friends Act III

1985★ 6.4

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

This time the "amici" (friends) are just four: Necchi, Meandri, Mascetti and Sassaroli. Nevertheless they are older they still love to spend their time mainly organizing irresistib...

#6
102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

2000★ 5.5

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

Get ready for a howling good time as an all new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are unleashed in this great family tail! In an unlikely alliance, the outrageous Waddleswor...