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10 Best Movies Like The Trail of the Octopus

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

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#1
Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March!

1941★ 5.6

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

This Best Short Subject Academy Award winning film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese a...

#2
Avatar

Avatar

2011★ 5.3

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

Michiko lost her dad in a car accident when she was 10 years old. After the car accident, Michiko has lived with her mother Kyoko. Michiko, now in her 2nd year of high school, gets...

#3
ガチバン SUPERMAX

ガチバン SUPERMAX

2012★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Trail of the Octopus for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Yanki (Japanese delinquent) Hayato, is on his way with his senpai, (upperclassman) Yocchan to a so-called “resort” job with good pay, food, and housing. Hayato, not being able to c...

#4
Im Namen der Gerechtigkeit

Im Namen der Gerechtigkeit

2002★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Trail of the Octopus for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The idyllic tranquility of a mountain village is disrupted one day by a deliberately triggered avalanche. No one can leave the village. The perpetrator, Reto Lauenstein, is himself...

#5
Girls Fight Club

Girls Fight Club

2009★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Trail of the Octopus for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The best women's wrestling competition of all time...and if you think it's fake you're in for a big surprise See LEGENDARY Mixed Martial Arts fighters coach their teams to victory ...

#6
Six Reasons Why

Six Reasons Why

2008★ 5.3

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

In a desolate place called the Badlands, four men stand off with guns drawn, their fingers ready at the trigger. Among them are a fugitive seeking redemption, a son out to avenge h...