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10 Best Movies Like I'll Cry Alone

If you loved I'll Cry Alone, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

2020★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I'll Cry Alone for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An effervescent musical about one of the most unlikely couples seen on screen: two Otaku intent on hiding their nerdiness from their colleagues!...

#2
Clover

Clover

2014★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I'll Cry Alone for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Saya Suzuki is an ordinary employee working at a hotel. She falls in love with her elite boss Susumu Tsuge. Through their romance, Saya Suzuki grows as a person....

#3
Repast

Repast

1951★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I'll Cry Alone for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In post-WWII Osaka, a middle-aged woman is forced to examine her dreary life and marriage when her husband's young and flirtatious cousin arrives for a brief stay to escape an arra...

#4
Romance Doll

Romance Doll

2020★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I'll Cry Alone for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

It was a pre-destined love and marriage for Sonoko and Tetsuo. They tied the knot and became husband and wife no questions asked. All is well then. Well, perhaps not. Each holds a ...

#5
Sisters of the Gion

Sisters of the Gion

1936★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I'll Cry Alone for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto feels obliged to help her lover when he asks to stay with her after going bankrupt and leaving his wife. However, her younger sister opposes ...

#6
Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China

Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China

1991★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I'll Cry Alone for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When Prince Kirin of the 7 Lucky Gods shows up at the Tendo dojo looking for his bride-to-be, guess who's accidentally holding the scroll that signifies his future mate? Why, Akane...

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