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Movies Like Made in Japan

If you liked Made in Japan (2018), a crime and drama movie directed by Yusaku Matsumoto, 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. 1Natural Born Killers

    Natural Born Killers (1994)

    ★ 7/10Also crime and drama

    Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

  2. 2Winged Creatures

    Winged Creatures (2009)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and drama

    A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an…

  3. 3Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler (2014)

    ★ 7.7/10Also crime and drama

    When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news…

  4. 4Belly

    Belly (1998)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and drama

    Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking…

  5. 5In Cold Blood

    In Cold Blood (1967)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama

    After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.

  6. 6Trial by Fire

    Trial by Fire (2019)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and crime

    The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were…

  7. 7Panic

    Panic (2000)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and drama

    Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for his family has become the most stressful…

  8. 8Georgetown

    Georgetown (2019)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and drama

    Ulrich Mott is an eccentric and versatile social climber with grandiose plans to affect United States foreign policy. Encouraged in his attempts by his strategically chosen (and much older) wife, the well-connected…

  9. 9The Snow White Murder Case

    The Snow White Murder Case (2014)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    A beautiful cosmetics company employee is found dead in a gruesome state. What's more, it becomes apparent that one of the victim's colleagues, a homely woman named Miki, has gone missing. Television director Akaboshi…

  10. 10The Big Heat

    The Big Heat (1953)

    ★ 7.7/10Also crime

    After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

  11. 11Blitz

    Blitz (2011)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime

    A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.

  12. 12The Eel

    The Eel (1997)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and crime

    A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no one except for an eel he befriended while in prison.

  13. 13Monster

    Monster (2021)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime and drama

    The story of Steve Harmon, a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder.

  14. 14Villain

    Villain (2010)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime and drama

    Shimizu Yuichi is a shy and lonely day laborer looking for love. He aimlessly spends time corresponding with girls via telephone dating services and going on random encounters with girls looking for spending cash. His…

  15. 15Zero Day

    Zero Day (2003)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama

    Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.

  16. 16True Believer

    True Believer (1989)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and drama

    Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet…

  17. 17Plunder Road

    Plunder Road (1957)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama

    A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

  18. 18Adulthood

    Adulthood (2008)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and drama

    After serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge.

  19. 19True Story

    True Story (2015)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and drama

    A drama centered on the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.

  20. 20London Boulevard

    London Boulevard (2010)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and crime

    A parolee falls for a reclusive movie star while trying to evade a ruthless gangster.

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