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10 Best Movies Like The Tide Does Not Return

If you loved The Tide Does Not Return, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
I Give My First Love to You

I Give My First Love to You

2009★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Tide Does Not Return for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Takuma knows that his life is shorter than the others and he feels that his demise is getting near. He chose to stay away from the girl that he loves so that she can easily move on...

#2
Revenge Porn: PAIN OF LOVE

Revenge Porn: PAIN OF LOVE

2019★ 8.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Tide Does Not Return for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Rei is a college student in the midst of finding a job. She confesses her love to Mikio, a senior whom she admires. Mikio soon demands that she perform perverted acts....

#3
It Feels So Good

It Feels So Good

2019★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Tide Does Not Return for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan, specifically in Akita. He returns there ...

#4
Maria's Lovers

Maria's Lovers

1984★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Tide Does Not Return for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love....

#5
Ali and Nino

Ali and Nino

2016★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Tide Does Not Return for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s...

#6
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

2009★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Tide Does Not Return for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple....

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