Movies Like The King of Minami Returns: Scholarship and Oreore Fraud

If you liked The King of Minami Returns: Scholarship and Oreore Fraud (2016), a movie directed by Kazumasa Nemoto, 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.

1
The Big Short (2015)
★ 7.4/10
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
2
Good Advice (2001)
★ 5.9/10
An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's really important in life.
3
Deep Water (2026)
★ 7.4/10
A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their…
4
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.4/10
Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…
5
Obsession (1976)
★ 6.7/10
A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.
6
The Laundromat (2019)
★ 6/10
When a widow gets swindled out of insurance money, her search for answers leads to two cunning lawyers in Panama who hide cash for the superrich.
7
Hardball (2001)
★ 6.5/10
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
8
Plastic (2014)
★ 6/10
Sam and Fordy run a credit card fraud scheme, but when they steal from the wrong man, they find themselves threatened by sadistic gangster. They need to raise £5m and pull off a daring diamond heist to clear their debt.
9
Criminal Activities (2015)
★ 5.9/10
Four young men make a risky investment together that gets them into trouble with the mob.
10
The Comeback Trail (2020)
★ 5.8/10
Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.
11
Fear Below (2025)
★ 6.1/10
A rag-tag team of divers attempting to salvage a sunken car from a river are thwarted by a highly aggressive bull shark.
12
Liverleaf (2018)
★ 6.1/10
The story follows Nozaki Haruka, a middle school student who transfers to a new school in a small town because of her father's work. Unfortunately, she becomes a victim of horrific bullying, but since the school will…
13
Nisekoi: False Love (2018)
★ 7.4/10
Raku Ichijo (Kento Nakajima) is an only son and a high school student. His father is the leader of yakuza group Shuei-gumi. Raku Ichijo doesn't like to fight and he studies hard. His dream is to become a public…
14
Taboo (1999)
★ 6.6/10
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering on a…
15
Last Breath (2025)
★ 6.9/10
Seasoned deep-sea divers battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface.
16
Yoh! Bestie (2026)
★ 6.2/10
Thando is perpetually unlucky in love, but when her bestie returns from his travels with a fiancée in tow, she's forced to face a new emotion — jealousy.
17
Adventures in Public School (2018)
★ 6.3/10
A socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes.
18
Accepted (2006)
★ 6.5/10
A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.
19
Tuff Turf (1985)
★ 5.9/10
The new guy in a Los Angeles high school, Morgan, does some singing and fights hotshot Nick over disco dancer Frankie.
20
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World (2016)
★ 6.3/10
10 years has passed since the confrontation between Kira and L. Again, Shinigami sends death notes to the ground and due to this, the world soon falls into chaos. Tsukuru is a member of the Death Note special task…