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10 Best Movies Like Five Siblings

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

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#1
Shoplifters

Shoplifters

2018★ 7.8

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

In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young ...

#2
After the Storm

After the Storm

2016★ 7.2

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

Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old...

#3
The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960★ 7.7

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

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice presid...

#4
A Story of Floating Weeds

A Story of Floating Weeds

1934★ 7.2

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

An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbre...

#5
The Phoenician Scheme

The Phoenician Scheme

2025★ 6.5

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

Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoo...

#6
Chikamatsu Monogatari

Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954★ 7.8

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

When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves truly falling for one an...

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