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10 Best Movies Like Don’t Cry, Butterfly

If you loved Don’t Cry, Butterfly, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole

Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole

1988★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don’t Cry, Butterfly for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

An artist dealing with the grief of his wife leaving him finds solace in painting the squalor of the sewer. He discovers a trapped mermaid, whom he brings home to heal. Her conditi...

#2
Simon of the Mountain

Simon of the Mountain

2024★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don’t Cry, Butterfly for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Simon is 21 years old. He introduces himself as a mover's helper. He claims not to know how to cook or clean the bathroom, but he does know how to make a bed. Recently, he seems to...

#3
Bride of Re-Animator

Bride of Re-Animator

1990★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don’t Cry, Butterfly for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Unperturbed by the disastrous outcome of his previous meddling with the dead, Dr. West continues his research into the phenomenon of re-animation; only this time, he plans to creat...

#4
Re-Elected

Re-Elected

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don’t Cry, Butterfly for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Friends battle former U.S. presidents when they come back from the dead as zombies on the Fourth of July....

#5
Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers

1972★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don’t Cry, Butterfly for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs....

#6
Android Re-Enactment

Android Re-Enactment

2011★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don’t Cry, Butterfly for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Ermus Daglek, retired Empathtek engineer, commandeers a defunct factory where he creates androids based on persons from his past and recreates a dinner party where he lost the love...