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10 Best Movies Like The Returning

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

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#1
Water and Fire

Water and Fire

2013★ 7.9

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

A pretty young girl falls for an enigmatic, shy man who sweeps her off her feet. She becomes pregnant but is not allowed to tell him. His advisers are adamant. Back home, they have...

#2
The Strange Case of Angelica

The Strange Case of Angelica

2010★ 6.5

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

A photographer, Isaac is asked by hotel owners to take portraits of their recently deceased daughter Angélica. When he looks at her through the lens of his camera, she appears to c...

#3
Be with You

Be with You

2004★ 7.5

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

Takumi and his six-year-old son, Yuji, haven't come to terms with their wife and mother's death. One day, they meet a woman with an uncanny resemblance to her sheltering from the r...

#4
First Love

First Love

2004★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Returning for fans of Drama & Horror & Romance. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Vittorio is looking for a woman who matches his ideal. Through a classified ad he meets Sonia, a sweet, pleasant, intelligent girl. However, she weighs 125 pounds -- which accordin...

#5
Journey to the Shore

Journey to the Shore

2015★ 6.5

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

Mizuki's husband Yusuke has been missing for three years. He suddenly comes back home as a ghost and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip consists of visiting the peopl...

#6
Inhuman Kiss

Inhuman Kiss

2019★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Returning for fans of Drama & Horror & Romance. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

An innocent young woman is the unwitting host to a krasue, a demon who causes havoc in her village as it searches for vengeance at night....