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10 Best Movies Like Why Wait, Just Die

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

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#1
It Feels So Good

It Feels So Good

2019★ 6.5

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

When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan, specifically in Akita. He returns there ...

#2
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

1940★ 6.9

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

In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who ha...

#3
Penance

Penance

2013★ 7.3

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

The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never...

#4
Vengeance Is Mine

Vengeance Is Mine

1979★ 7.6

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

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police....

#5
The Bird People in China

The Bird People in China

1998★ 7.2

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

Wada, a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada encounters a violent, yet sentimental, yakuza, who takes the l...

#6
Winged Creatures

Winged Creatures

2009★ 5.9

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

A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts h...

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