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10 Best Movies Like Drunken Angel

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

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#1
High and Low

High and Low

1963★ 8.4

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

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway....

#2
Tokyo Drifter

Tokyo Drifter

1966★ 7.1

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

After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tets...

#3
Home Run

Home Run

2013★ 6.2

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

A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties f...

#4
Kids Return

Kids Return

1996★ 6.9

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

Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a ...

#5
The Sunchaser

The Sunchaser

1996★ 6.3

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

A young half-Navajo convict dying of cancer forces a yuppie doctor to drive him to a magic healing lake....

#6
The Sea of Trees

The Sea of Trees

2016★ 6.2

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

In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption....

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