Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Traces

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

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#1
My Way

My Way

2011โ€ขโ˜… 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Traces for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and Ger...

#2
Fighter in the Wind

Fighter in the Wind

2004โ€ขโ˜… 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Traces for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An account of karate competitor Choi Yeung-Eui who went to Japan after World War II to become a fighter pilot but found a very different path instead. He changed his name to Masuta...

#3
Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday

2006โ€ขโ˜… 7.0

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

Yu-jeong is suicidal, yet she reluctantly goes to prison for volunteer work. There, she meets a prisoner who is waiting for death penalty. The two quickly fall in love despite thei...

#4
Man in Love

Man in Love

2014โ€ขโ˜… 7.2

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

Tae-il lives a fast life as low level thug. He then learns that he has a terminal illness and not much time left to live. Then, for the first time in his life, he falls in love....

#5
The Battleship Island

The Battleship Island

2017โ€ขโ˜… 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Traces for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape....

#6
Remember

Remember

2022โ€ขโ˜… 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Traces for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Pil-ju, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man...

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