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10 Best Movies Like Try to Die Young

If you loved Try to Die Young, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Main Krishna Hoon

Main Krishna Hoon

2013★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Try to Die Young for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family....

#2
GO

GO

2001★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Try to Die Young for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Sugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him....

#3
The World of Apu

The World of Apu

1959★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Try to Die Young for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding....

#4
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

1898★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Try to Die Young for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish....

#5
Wrinkles

Wrinkles

2011★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Try to Die Young for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

At an elder-care facility, a geriatric con artist tries to prevent his new friend with early Alzheimer's symptoms from being transferred to the 'lost causes' floor....

#6
Maine-Ocean Express

Maine-Ocean Express

1986★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Try to Die Young for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

"Maine-Ocean" is the name of a train that rides from Paris to Saint-Nazaire (near the ocean). In that train, Dejanira, a Brazilian, has a brush with the two ticket inspectors. Mimi...