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10 Best Movies Like The Great Wave

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

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#1
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

1996★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Wave for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera show...

#2
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

2011★ 9.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Wave for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Splash into action with seafaring sleuths Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang as they collide with a mystery ship and try to uncover clues from a vanished crew in Hassle in the C...

#3
Opus

Opus

2025★ 5.7

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

A young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared thirty years ago. Surrounded by the star's cult of sycophants and intoxicated ...

#4
SlugTerra: Return of the Elementals

SlugTerra: Return of the Elementals

2014★ 7.0

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

A new member has joined Eli and the Shane Gang! Junjie, once the protector of the Eastern Caverns, is a master of the slugslinging art of Slug Fu! But even with the power of five s...

#5
A Return to Salem's Lot

A Return to Salem's Lot

1987★ 5.9

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

Anthropologist Joe Weber takes his son on a trip to the New England town of Salem's Lot, unaware of its vampire population. When the inhabitants reveal their secret, they seek Webe...

#6
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return

Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return

1999★ 4.5

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

A girl called Hannah goes back to her hometown (Gatlin) to find her mother but on the way she picks up a strange man who fore-shadows her life with a passage from the bible. When s...