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10 Best Movies Like The Special Need

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

#1
Castaway on the Moon

Castaway on the Moon

2009★ 7.9

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

Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River – only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-rive...

#2
Mountain in Shadow

Mountain in Shadow

2012★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Special Need for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A poetic view into the relationship of immensity between man and landscape. We contemplate, from the distance, the activity of the skiers on the snowy mountain. The pictorial image...

#3
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Special Need for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#4
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#5
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994★ 8.5

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

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in ...

#6
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...