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10 Best Movies Like Goodbye Cruel World

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

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#1
Ánima

Ánima

2012★ 5.3

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

Pablo embarks on a journey towards the desert of San Luis Potosi with a super 8 camera and a small backpack. He doesn’t have a clue of what he pretends to discover in his improvise...

#2
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#3
Kids Return

Kids Return

1996★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Goodbye Cruel World 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 ...

#4
Contempt

Contempt

1963★ 7.0

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

A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," ...

#5
Talcum Powder

Talcum Powder

1982★ 6.8

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

Sergio Benvenuti is a shy seller of contracts for a Roman company of music, but because of his character he cannot find even a customer, so he asks for help from a fellow named Nad...

#6
Autumn Sonata

Autumn Sonata

1978★ 8.0

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

After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter Eva. The pair have a troubled relationship: Charlotte sacrificed the responsibilities...