Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Side Job

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

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#1
Fukushima 50

Fukushima 50

2020★ 6.5

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

Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake...

#2
Black Rain

Black Rain

1989★ 7.6

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

Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly...

#3
Himizu

Himizu

2012★ 7.0

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

Two 14-year-olds from troubled, abusive homes come together sharing misery and pain. In the aftermath of an earthquake, the classmates learn how to survive while relying on one ano...

#4
After the Rain

After the Rain

2000★ 7.3

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

A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the trapped travelers....

#5
Blood and Bones

Blood and Bones

2004★ 6.6

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

In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kama...

#6
Samurai Rebellion

Samurai Rebellion

1967★ 8.2

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

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her....

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