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10 Best Movies Like The Shadow Daughter

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

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#1
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#2
Penance

Penance

2013★ 7.3

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

The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never...

#3
Shara

Shara

2003★ 6.5

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

The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears. Five years later seventeen-year old Shun, the remaining twin, is an art s...

#4
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.6

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

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

#5
Salomé

Salomé

2013★ 6.2

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

After the lewd and frenetic Dance of the Seven Veils, and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his k...

#6
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

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