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10 Best Movies Like I Want to Be a Shellfish

If you loved I Want to Be a Shellfish, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

1972★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Want to Be a Shellfish for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cahoots with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds....

#2
Tokyo Drifter

Tokyo Drifter

1966★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Want to Be a Shellfish 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
Rage

Rage

2016★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Want to Be a Shellfish for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A man brutally murders a married couple and leaves the word “ikari” (“rage”) written with their blood. The killer undergoes plastic surgery and flees. At three different locations ...

#4
Blue Giant

Blue Giant

2023★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Want to Be a Shellfish for fans of Animation. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

High school student Dai Miyamoto has his life is turned upside down the day he discovers jazz. Picking up a saxophone and leaving his sleepy hometown for the bustling nightclubs of...

#5
Baby Assassins

Baby Assassins

2021★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Want to Be a Shellfish for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two high school girls who are about to graduate also happen to be highly-skilled assassins. When the organization they work for orders them to share a room, their relationship quic...

#6
Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Want to Be a Shellfish for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for...

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