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10 Best Movies Like New Year's Day

If you loved New Year's Day, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Jigen Daisuke

Jigen Daisuke

2023★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Year's Day for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Feeling unhappy with his gun, Jigen is looking for the world’s best gunsmith. He finally finds out that Chiharu, who runs a watch shop, is the person he’s been seeking. Then, Jigen...

#2
The Safe House

The Safe House

2025★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Year's Day for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An eccentric family portrait set during the May 1968 protests in Paris. A nine-year-old boy stays with his grandparents and uncles while his parents protest. When an illustrious gu...

#3
Clockwork Bananas

Clockwork Bananas

1974★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Year's Day for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Gilles, who operates a money losing garage, teams up with his friends Max, who operates a scrap yard, and lawyer Xavier to open a brothel catering to women. They get the idea from...

#4
Q

Q

2023★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Year's Day for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An intimate portrayal of a quest for love and acceptance at any cost, Q depicts the influence of a secretive matriarchal religious order on filmmaker Jude Chehab’s family and the u...

#5
X

X

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Year's Day for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale....

#6
Film

Film

1967★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Year's Day for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Before the three feature films, Mario Schifano directs the camera towards the people around him to create real film diaries. His friends, his time partner and the artists he freque...