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10 Best Movies Like Departures

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

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#1
Departures

Departures

2008★ 7.8

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

Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency...

#2
Tarantula Moonrocket

Tarantula Moonrocket

2011★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Departures for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Middle aged metal rock star Tarantula Moonrocket's career is going down the toilet. He rejects demands from his record company and his manager to be in a reality TV show and to fak...

#3
Interstellar

Interstellar

2014★ 8.5

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

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an in...

#4
Red Dawn

Red Dawn

2012★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Departures for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky—shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target...

#5
Rocco and His Brothers

Rocco and His Brothers

1960★ 8.0

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

When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results....

#6
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Departures for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in ...