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10 Best Movies Like The Scent of Fish Sauce

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

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#1
Man

Man

2014★ 6.8

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

A worn-out, aging shearer who once rained king of the high country, gets on the gear to keep up his numbers. But when the drugs take over he must learn what it really means to be a...

#2
Young and Dangerous 4

Young and Dangerous 4

1997★ 6.1

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

The boss of the Hung Hing gang, Tian Sang, has died. Ho Nam and Hon Bun find Sangs younger brother, Yang to lead the gang. Meanwhile, Hon Bun receives news that his younger brother...

#3
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

1898★ 5.7

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

Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish....

#4
A Royal Winter

A Royal Winter

2017★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Scent of Fish Sauce for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

While on a last-minute European holiday, a young woman finds herself in the middle of a real-life fairy tale when a chance meeting with a handsome local leads to something more. Ho...

#5
My Friends Act II

My Friends Act II

1982★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Scent of Fish Sauce for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The four old friends meet on the grave of the fifth of them, Perozzi, who died at the end of the first episode. Time has passed but they are still up for adventures and cruel jokes...

#6
Amarsi un po'...

Amarsi un po'...

1984★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Scent of Fish Sauce for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In an accident the young mechanic Marco Coccia meets Cristiana. The two fall in love with one another. Cristiana confesses only later that she is a genuine princess. For Marco it i...