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10 Best Movies Like The Great Buddha Arrival

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

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#1
Howl from Beyond the Fog

Howl from Beyond the Fog

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Buddha Arrival for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set during the Meiji reformation era in a small village in Kyushu, Japan. The story revolves around a young boy named Izana and a blind woman named Takiri, the two encounter the la...

#2
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2021★ 9.2

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

A hitman is tasked to take out ex-mobsters when he suddenly hears a voice that questions his morality....

#3
Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

2014★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Buddha Arrival 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...

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2013★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Buddha Arrival for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An unknown girl breaks out of her daily grind by undergoing an intense audio-visual trip....

#5
Captain Nulle

Captain Nulle

1964★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Buddha Arrival for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Valdis Nulle is a young and ambitious captain of fishing ship 'Dzintars'. He has his views on fishing methods but the sea makes its own rules. Kolkhoz authorities are forced to inc...

#6
For freedom and justice

For freedom and justice

1949★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Buddha Arrival for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A picture of the life of the Danish people from the late 1820s to the introduction of the free constitution in 1849. A fictional character, Rasmus Nielsen, travels around the count...