Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Lucky Dragon No. 5

If you loved Lucky Dragon No. 5, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for Lucky Dragon No. 5.

View Review →
Advertisement
#1
On the Beach

On the Beach

2000★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lucky Dragon No. 5 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One Amer...

#2
Testament

Testament

1983★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lucky Dragon No. 5 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

It is just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Se...

#3
The Quiet Earth

The Quiet Earth

1985★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lucky Dragon No. 5 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world....

#4
Panic in Year Zero!

Panic in Year Zero!

1962★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lucky Dragon No. 5 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

While on a fishing trip, Harry Baldwin and his family hear an explosion and realize that Los Angeles has been leveled by a nuclear attack. Looters and killers are everywhere. Escap...

#5
Against the Sun

Against the Sun

2014★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lucky Dragon No. 5 for fans of War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission....

#6
Deepwater Horizon

Deepwater Horizon

2016★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lucky Dragon No. 5 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history....

Advertisement