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10 Best Movies Like Waterboys

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

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#1
Violent Cop

Violent Cop

1989★ 7.2

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

A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities....

#2
Survival Family

Survival Family

2017★ 7.3

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

A world wide electrical outage occurs. Everything that requires electricity comes to a stop. Tokyo is nearly ruined. Yoshiyuki Suzuki decides to escape from Tokyo with his family....

#3
Beyond the Black Rainbow

Beyond the Black Rainbow

2010★ 5.7

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

Deep within the mysterious Arboria Institute, a disturbed and beautiful girl is held captive by a doctor in search of inner peace. Her mind controlled by a sinister technology. Sil...

#4
The Soul of Bread

The Soul of Bread

2012★ 5.0

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

Gao-bing works in a bakery in a small town. The owner, Mr Chiu, is so into his Rock 'n 'Roll band, and the apprentice Di doesn't seem enthusiastic about learning baking at all. The...

#5
Love Strikes!

Love Strikes!

2011★ 7.6

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

Set one year after the drama series "Moteki." 31-year-old Yukiyo Fujimoto doesn't have money, dreams or a girlfriend. He has left his job at a staffing firm and is attempting to s...

#6
The Door into Summer

The Door into Summer

2021★ 6.3

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

A pioneering roboticist awakens in 2025 after decades in cryosleep. To change the past and reunite with his adopted sister, he seeks a way back to 1995....