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10 Best Movies Like The Empty Hands

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

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#1
Frankie and Johnny

Frankie and Johnny

1991★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Empty Hands for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, he dev...

#2
Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening

Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening

2018★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Empty Hands for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Eren Yeager and others of the 104th Training Corps have just begun to become full members of the Survey Corps. As they ready themselves to face the Titans once again, their prepara...

#3
A Night in Nude

A Night in Nude

1993★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Empty Hands for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Jiro is a Tokyo man who offers a stand-in service where he'll do "anything". A woman claiming to be from Fukuoka wants to be shown around Tokyo and see the sights. What Jiro doesn'...

#4
KIRI – Profession: Assassin

KIRI – Profession: Assassin

2015★ 4.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Empty Hands for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Kiri was trained as a professional assassin. She carries out missions given by her boss. She has Rui whom she adores like a real younger sister. Rui was also trained as a professio...

#5
Spark

Spark

2013★ 8.0

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

Spark was an underground publication that emerged in Gansu province in 1960, and was centered on the ongoing famine and the Great Leap Forward. Ultimately, 43 people, including the...

#6
A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale

2001★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Empty Hands for fans of Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crow...