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10 Best Movies Like When We Came Back

If you loved When We Came Back, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
One Million Yen Girl

One Million Yen Girl

2008★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Came Back for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one know...

#2
Death by Hanging

Death by Hanging

1968★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Came Back for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but somehow survives his execution, sending the authorities into a panic about what to do next....

#3
Intentions of Murder

Intentions of Murder

1964★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Came Back for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life....

#4
Achilles and the Tortoise

Achilles and the Tortoise

2008★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Came Back for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, de...

#5
Family Romance, LLC

Family Romance, LLC

2019★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Came Back for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Love is a business at Family Romance, a company that rents human stand-ins for any occasion. Founder Yuichi Ishii helps make his clients’ dreams come true. But when the mother of 1...

#6
Glory to the Filmmaker!

Glory to the Filmmaker!

2007★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Came Back for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project....

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