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10 Best Movies Like Robinson Crusoe and Friday

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

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#1
Central Station

Central Station

1998★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Robinson Crusoe and Friday for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew....

#2
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Robinson Crusoe and Friday for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#3
Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers

1972★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Robinson Crusoe and Friday for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs....

#4
The Isle

The Isle

2000★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Robinson Crusoe and Friday 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
Matchmaker Santa

Matchmaker Santa

2012★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Robinson Crusoe and Friday for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

As a little girl, Melanie Hogan wished to find her own prince charming just like her parents found true love. Now an adult, Melanie is running her own bakery and dating a handsome...

#6
The Year of Living Dangerously

The Year of Living Dangerously

1982★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Robinson Crusoe and Friday for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of President Sukarno with the help of a diminutive photographer....