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10 Best Movies Like Why Don't You Just Die!

If you loved Why Don't You Just Die!, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Nightmare Detective

Nightmare Detective

2007★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Why Don't You Just Die! for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When a number of suicide victims slash themselves in their sleep, detective Keiko Kirishima is called to investigate....

#2
Blood on Her Name

Blood on Her Name

2020★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Why Don't You Just Die! for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman's panicked decision to cover up an accidental killing spins out of control when her conscience demands she return the dead man's body to his family....

#3
Fly me to the Saitama

Fly me to the Saitama

2019★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Why Don't You Just Die! for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

People from Saitama Prefecture are persecuted and, because of this, they hide the fact that they are from there. In Tokyo, Momomi Hakuhodo is a male high school student and the son...

#4
Go Ahead, Brazil!

Go Ahead, Brazil!

1982★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Why Don't You Just Die! for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mid-1970s. When the military regime's "economic miracle" and the victory of the Brazilian football team on the World Cup serve as a distraction for the persecution of opposition le...

#5
The Saphead

The Saphead

1920★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Why Don't You Just Die! for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Nick Van Alstyne owns the Henrietta silver mine and is very rich and his son Bertie is naive and spoiled. His daughter Rose is married to shady investor Mark. Mark wrecks Bertie's ...

#6
The Damned Thing

The Damned Thing

2014★ 4.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Why Don't You Just Die! for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Three tales of horror are told from the narration of paranormal investigator Eddie Osborne to his newly hired videographer, as they document an abandoned hotel with supernatural oc...