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10 Best Movies Like Wakamusha

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

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#1
Forest

Forest

2014★ 6.6

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

Short film built from photographs, sped up like a traditional stop motion and is meant to be an evocation of the English Eerie and Folk Horror....

#2
Fear Street: 1666

Fear Street: 1666

2021★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wakamusha for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, and it's up to teenagers in 1994 to finally put an end to their t...

#3
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990★ 6.1

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

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat....

#4
Au Revoir les Enfants

Au Revoir les Enfants

1987★ 7.5

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

Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, t...

#5
Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

2022★ 5.4

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

In a night of killer comedy, Bill Burr hosts a showcase of his most raucous stand-up comic pals as they riff on everything from COVID to Michael Jackson....

#6
The Second Tragic Fantozzi

The Second Tragic Fantozzi

1976★ 7.5

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

The frustrating adventures of a humble employee who all the time has to fullfill the wishes and desires of his bosses....