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10 Best Movies Like Love du Jour

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

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#1
Kabei: Our Mother

Kabei: Our Mother

2008★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Love du Jour for fans of Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works franticall...

#2
Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

2011★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Love du Jour for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Revered sushi chef Jiro Ono strives for perfection in his work, while his eldest son, Yoshikazu, has trouble living up to his father's legacy....

#3
Suzaku

Suzaku

1997★ 7.3

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

Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Econ...

#4
Kamome Diner

Kamome Diner

2006★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Love du Jour for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a g...

#5
Repast

Repast

1951★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Love du Jour 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...

#6
Glasses

Glasses

2007★ 7.2

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

An overworked career woman leaves her life in the city for an island vacation only to encounter eccentric local inhabitants....

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