Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Someone

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

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#1
Orange

Orange

2015★ 7.3

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

A girl mysteriously receives advice from her future self and as a result her group of friends, along with a newly arrived, troubled classmate, learn how to be better friends and a ...

#2
The Kirishima Thing

The Kirishima Thing

2012★ 6.9

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

A story about the disappearance of Kirishima, a star athlete of the volleyball club, and how his disappearance affects every person in school....

#3
From Up on Poppy Hill

From Up on Poppy Hill

2011★ 7.5

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

Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the you...

#4
Battle Royale

Battle Royale

2000★ 7.3

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

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act....

#5
Look Back

Look Back

2024★ 8.1

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

Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant reclus...

#6
River's Edge

River's Edge

2018★ 6.1

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

High schooler Haruna befriends loner Yamada, then is drawn into the tangled relationship between him, a model and the girl who loves him unreasonably....

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