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10 Best Movies Like I Live in Fear

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

#1
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1949★ 7.5

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

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s swelt...

#2
L'Atalante

L'Atalante

1934★ 7.5

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

Newly married couple Juliette and ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'Atalante along with the captain's first mate and a cabin boy....

#3
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

1952★ 6.7

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

A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint....

#4
The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

1957★ 7.1

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

Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief ...

#5
Twenty-Four Eyes

Twenty-Four Eyes

1954★ 7.7

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

From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances....

#6
The Idiot

The Idiot

1951★ 7.0

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

A gentle, war-shattered ex-soldier, Kinji Kameda, arrives in wintry Hokkaidō and is pulled into a volatile tangle of love and pity between the disgraced Taeko Nasu, the proud Ayako...