Movies Like Western Avenue
If you liked Western Avenue (1993), a drama movie directed by Jang Gil-su, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Gook (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaEli and Daniel, two Korean American brothers who own a struggling women's shoe store, have an unlikely friendship with 11-year-old Kamilla. On the first day of the 1992 L.A. riots, the trio must defend their store—and…
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Boyz n the Hood (1991)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaThree friends growing up in South Central Los Angeles navigate a neighborhood plagued by violence, unemployment, and crime, each responding differently to the harsh realities of street life. As tragedy strikes close to…
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Dark Blue (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaSet during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.
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In Front of Your Face (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaShe has never lived in a high-rise apartment, and she wonders how her sister can live at this height every day. A few days ago she kind of burst in to stay with her sister, and she is now becoming re-accustomed to life…
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The Hate U Give (2018)
★ 8.1/10Also dramaRaised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds…
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Crash (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaIn post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour…
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The Good Neighbor (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaA nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and…
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Wall to Wall (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaA man who poured his life savings into a new apartment discovers its walls are full of disturbing noises, hostile neighbors and unsettling secrets.
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Remember (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaPil-ju, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man in his 20s who helps him.
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Bound by Honor (1993)
★ 8.2/10Also dramaBased on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known…
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Suburbicon (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaIn the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…
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180 (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaWhen an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
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Minari (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaA Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and…
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Idol Seungha's R-Rated Film Shooting (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaFilm producer Na-eun and director Yeong-tae are on the verge of shelving out cash for an adult film production. They're too busy blaming each other for the messed-up filming. Before another filming begins, Na-eun…
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The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well (1996)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaThe lives of 4 interconnected South Koreans – a married couple, a novelist the wife is having an affair with, and a second woman the novelist is simultaneously involved with.
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House of Sand and Fog (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaBehrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict…
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The Truth About Emanuel (2013)
★ 6/10Also dramaA troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
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Memories of Murder (2003)
★ 8.1/10Also dramaA sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to…
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The Yellow Sea (2010)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaA Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.
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Blood Ties (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaTwo brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.