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10 Best Movies Like The Shadow Play

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

#1
Cyclo

Cyclo

1995★ 7.0

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

Follows a young cyclo driver on his poverty-driven descent into criminality in modern-day Ho Chi Minh City. The boy's struggles to scratch out a living for his two sisters and gran...

#2
The World of Us

The World of Us

2016★ 7.5

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

A bullied girl becomes friends with a new kid during a break, but when classes start up again, their new friendship is nearly ruined when the bullying continues....

#3
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower

Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower

2017★ 7.4

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

Ten years after the Fourth Holy Grail War, a devastating clash between Masters and Servants, another war erupts. Shirou Emiya, whose father fought in the first battle, was leading ...

#4
The Final Master

The Final Master

2015★ 7.0

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

Determined to pass down his art, the Final Master of Wing Chun is caught in a power struggle with malicious local officials and ultimately must choose between personal honor and hi...

#5
Blind Massage

Blind Massage

2014★ 6.9

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

The employees of a massage parlour share a close bond with each other as they all share a trait in common, they are all visually impaired....

#6
The Seed of the Sacred Fig

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

2024★ 7.6

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

Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain ...