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10 Best Movies Like The Cricket and the Ant

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

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#1
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cricket and the Ant for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Zatoichi treks to a village that has always been a favorite spot of his, only to discover that it’s become a living hell, plagued by feuding father and son yakuza as well as the yo...

#2
Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

2022★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cricket and the Ant for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In a night of killer comedy, Bill Burr hosts a showcase of his most raucous stand-up comic pals as they riff on everything from COVID to Michael Jackson....

#3
Hellraiser: Bloodline

Hellraiser: Bloodline

1996★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cricket and the Ant for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Three generations of the same family deal with the consequences of unleashing the forces of hell....

#4
Strange Voyage

Strange Voyage

1964★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cricket and the Ant for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In a small town near Madrid, Paquita and her brother Venancio, both single and with a childish personality, live under the shadow of their bossy older sister, Ignacia, a grumpy old...

#5
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

1982★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cricket and the Ant for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Monty Python perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, including several from pre-Python days....

#6
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cricket and the Ant for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...