
10 Best Movies Like 1987: When the Day Comes
If you loved 1987: When the Day Comes, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1987: When the Day Comes for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist s...

The Attorney
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1987: When the Day Comes for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Song Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and tortured, he takes up the case and the course of his life changes for good....

The President's Last Bang
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1987: When the Day Comes for fans of Drama & History & Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
On October 26, 1979, President Park Chung-hee, who had ruled South Korea since 1961, was assassinated by his director of intelligence. The film depicts the events of that night....

Ordinary Person
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1987: When the Day Comes for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
Major crimes unit detective Seong-jin arrests Tae-sung for petty crimes, but shocked to find out that he is the notorious serial killer. However, Seong-jin becomes doubtful of his ...

Commitment
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1987: When the Day Comes for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
The son of a North Korean spy decides to follow in his father's footsteps to protect his little sister....

Children...
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1987: When the Day Comes for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
On March 26, 1991, five boys set off to the mountain to go frog hunting and never come back to their family. While a documentary producer, detective and professor try to solve the ...