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10 Best Movies Like West North West

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

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#1
Manji

Manji

1964★ 6.4

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

The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture....

#2
The Stranger by the Shore

The Stranger by the Shore

2020★ 8.0

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

Abandoned after coming out, Shun befriends Mio just before he has to move. Years later, Mio returns with a confession. How will Shun feel?...

#3
The Promise

The Promise

2016★ 6.9

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

Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renow...

#4
River's Edge

River's Edge

2018★ 6.0

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

High schooler Haruna befriends loner Yamada, then is drawn into the tangled relationship between him, a model and the girl who loves him unreasonably....

#5
The Pillow Book

The Pillow Book

1995★ 6.4

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

Nagito has a fetish for calligraphy on the human body and meets her ideal soulmate Jerome, an English translator sent to Japan. However, once Nagiko's father's gay publisher rejoin...

#6
Earthquake Bird

Earthquake Bird

2019★ 5.9

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

Tokyo, Japan, 1989. Lucy Fly, a foreigner who works as a translator, begins a passionate relationship with Teiji, a mysterious man obsessed with photography....

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