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10 Best Movies Like The Japanese do not Wait

If you loved The Japanese do not Wait, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Wedding Year

The Wedding Year

2019★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Japanese do not Wait for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year....

#2
The Best Man Holiday

The Best Man Holiday

2013★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Japanese do not Wait for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited....

#3
A Bad Moms Christmas

A Bad Moms Christmas

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Japanese do not Wait for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Amy, Kiki and Carla – three under-appreciated and over-burdened women – rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas. And if creating a mo...

#4
Babes

Babes

2024★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Japanese do not Wait for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond....

#5
Tod@s Caen

Tod@s Caen

2019★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Japanese do not Wait for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A pair of seducers try to prove who has the best techniques while trying not to fall in love with each other....

#6
Ricky Gervais: Mortality

Ricky Gervais: Mortality

2025★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Japanese do not Wait for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality....

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