Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Big in Japan

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

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#1
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#2
Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels

2004★ 6.8

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

Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote....

#3
Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee

Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big in Japan for fans of Documentary & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The strange story of John McAfee, who went from millionaire software mogul to yogi, Kurtz-like jungle recluse to potential murderer, and most recently a prospective presidential ca...

#4
Girl in the Box

Girl in the Box

2016★ 6.7

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

The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as ...

#5
All That Breathes

All That Breathes

2022★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big in Japan for fans of Documentary & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Against the darkening backdrop of New Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protecting one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird k...

#6
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

2002★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big in Japan for fans of Documentary & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello. The project was conceived by the producer Nicolas McClintoc...

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