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10 Best Movies Like Pains

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

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#1
The Soft Skin

The Soft Skin

1964★ 7.1

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

Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married to Franca and father of Sabine. He starts a love affair with air hostess Nicole, which Pierre is hiding, but he cann...

#2
Landscape in the Mist

Landscape in the Mist

1988★ 7.6

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

Two Greek children embark on a journey to search for their father, who supposedly lives in Germany....

#3
The Navigator

The Navigator

1924★ 7.1

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

The wealthy and impulsive Rollo Treadway decides to propose to his beautiful socialite neighbor, Betsy O'Brien. Although Betsy turns Rollo down, he still opts to go on the cruise t...

#4
A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

1935★ 7.4

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

The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success...

#5
The Frozen North

The Frozen North

1922★ 6.2

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

A mix of guns and mistaken identity leads to chaos in this satirical parody of William S. Hart's melodramatic westerns, finding Buster in the frozen north - "the last stop on the s...

#6
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

1974★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pains for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after G...