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10 Best Movies Like The Sailor Went Ashore

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

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#1
Muriel, or the Time of Return

Muriel, or the Time of Return

1963★ 6.9

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

In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Al...

#2
Tanu Weds Manu: Returns

Tanu Weds Manu: Returns

2015★ 6.9

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

After Tanu and Manu's marriage breaks apart, the latter finds himself smitten by Datto, a lookalike of his ex-wife. But the estranged couple's feelings begin to spark again....

#3
Return

Return

★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Sailor Went Ashore for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Eyüp decides to cross mount Ararat looking for his aunt in Yerevan after following a madman's words. His aunt has also been expecting someone to come from behind this mount for man...

#4
The Return of Ringo

The Return of Ringo

1965★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Sailor Went Ashore for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Once again billed as Montgomery Wood, Giuliano Gemma plays a civil war soldier who returns to his family land to find his family decimated, his property taken over by a family of M...

#5
A Futile and Stupid Gesture

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Sailor Went Ashore for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s....

#6
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

1993★ 7.3

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

The U.N.G.C.C. (United Nations Godzilla Countermeasure Center) recovers the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah and construct Mechagodzilla as a countermeasure against Godzilla. Meanwhi...