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10 Best Movies Like Special Day

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

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#1
RETCH

RETCH

2018★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Special Day for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A visceral horror rollercoaster in which a young woman's illness takes a disturbing turn....

#2
The New Land

The New Land

1972★ 7.5

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

A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the second half of the 19th century amidst civil war, native uprising and the lure o...

#3
Stripped Down: The Making of ‘Anora’

Stripped Down: The Making of ‘Anora’

2025★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Special Day for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Making of documentary surrounding the production of ‘Anora’...

#4
Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

2014★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Special Day for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the middle of a broadcast about Typhoon Yolanda's initial impact, reporter Jiggy Manicad was faced with the reality that he no longer had communication with his station. They we...

#5
All About Mahmoud Darwish

All About Mahmoud Darwish

2009★ 10.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Special Day for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. He won numerous awards for his works. Darwish used Palestine as a metaphor for ...

#6
Soorya Gayathri

Soorya Gayathri

1992★ 7.0

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

Married at 17 and widowed at 20, Dr. Balasubrahmaniam lives with his teenage son. Son does not want to follow his father into medicine and joins an engineering college. He is kille...