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10 Best Movies Like Pain

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

#1
Always

Always

2011★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pain for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A former boxer turned parking lot attendant finds hope in the love of the blind telemarketer who walks into his booth one day....

#2
...ing

...ing

2003★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pain for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Follows the life of a young woman who has become reserved and indifferent to the world as a result of her chronic illness deformed hand and quietly portrays the unconventional, yet...

#3
Marebito

Marebito

2004★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pain for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo....

#4
Paint it Gold

Paint it Gold

2023★ 6.1

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

Arthur, a passionate Parisian art gallery owner, represents Renzo, a longtime friend, and radical figurative painter stuck in an existential crisis. Suffering from painter's block,...

#5
Love, So Divine

Love, So Divine

2004★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pain for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Kyu-sik is a seminary student, who one day falls during a church service, dropping a precious, pope-blessed relic. As punishment, he and his comic relief friend Seon-dal are sent a...

#6
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

2015★ 7.5

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

Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl...