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10 Best Movies Like The Returning

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

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#1
Rouge

Rouge

1987★ 7.4

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

Amid the opulent teahouses of 1930s Hong Kong, a humble courtesan and the wayward scion of a wealthy family fall in love and embrace death by suicide pact. Fifty years later, her g...

#2
Mr. K

Mr. K

2025★ 6.3

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

Mr. K, a traveling magician, finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of his hotel. His attempts to get out only pull him deeper, entangling him further ...

#3
Winter's Tale

Winter's Tale

2014★ 6.3

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

A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her....

#4
Erotic Ghost Story

Erotic Ghost Story

1990★ 6.2

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

After one thousand years, three vixens transform into humans. They seduce a poor young scholar who soon finds himself in a horrifying situation....

#5
How to Please a Woman

How to Please a Woman

2022★ 6.3

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

When her all-male house-cleaning business gets out of control, a mature woman must embrace her own sexuality, if she is to make a new life for herself....

#6
Keeper of Darkness

Keeper of Darkness

2015★ 5.8

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

Street-smart exorcist Fatt has an unique method of dealing with vengeful spirits: He negotiates with them and persuades them to let go of their grudges. After recordings of his exo...

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