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10 Best Movies Like Sword of Desperation

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

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#1
To Symbiotic Planet

To Symbiotic Planet

2009★ 6.5

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

The second movie of To. A romeo and juliet variant in space....

#2
Love Never to End

Love Never to End

2007★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sword of Desperation for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

He is Kikuji Murao (Etsushi Toyokawa), a former best-selling novelist who has had a decade-long dry spell that has reduced him to university teaching and magazine hackery. After di...

#3
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts

Kirikou and the Wild Beasts

2005★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sword of Desperation for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Kirikou's Grandfather says that the story of Kirikou and The Witch was too short, so he proceeds to explain more about Kirikou's accomplishments. We find out how little boy became ...

#4
The Grotto

The Grotto

2020★ 6.2

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

Four bodies are found at a cave accident and forensics point to the only survivor as the culprit. He denies guilt, accusing his wife of committing the crime. But how is this so? Sh...

#5
Boy

Boy

2004★ 5.7

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

Boy is the unsettling story of a young male prostitute, or Rent Boy, in a small rural town who learns the truth behind a hit and run accident which has killed a local girl. When th...

#6
Beauty & the Briefcase

Beauty & the Briefcase

2010★ 5.9

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

A freelance writer looking for romance sells a story to Cosmopolitan magazine about finding love in the workplace and goes undercover at a Finance Company....