Movies like The Jailbreaker Haruna Kawakita (2020)
The best movies like The Jailbreaker Haruna Kawakita (2020) are The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 (2009), The Hot Spot (1990) and True Romance (1993). If The Jailbreaker Haruna Kawakita hooked you with its romance, these 25 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedPast Lives (2023)7.7/10 from 2,551 votes
- NewestBabygirl (2024)Released 2024
- In JapaneseThe Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 (2009)Also in Japanese
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 (2009)
In February 1999, a string of murders has Shiki Ryougi and Mikiya Kokutou on edge. These crimes share a disturbing resemblance to a similar set of homicides from 1995, when Shiki and Mikiya first met, and awaken a dark, murderous desire that has laid dormant within Shiki's soul ever since then.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Hot Spot (1990)
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrue Romance (1993)
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 1 (2007)
August 1995: Mikiya first meets Shiki in a white kimono during a snowing day. Later on, at the high school freshmen ceremony, Mikiya sees Shiki in the crowd and chases after her, introducing himself to her. But Shiki hides a big secret: A wave of bizarre murders occur around many loose ends, and no suspects. there are still many questions: Who to believe? Who is the murderer? What is the secret of Shiki? and especially: Who is SHIKI?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording (2008)
January 1999: Apprentice mage Azaka Kokutou, Mikiya's younger sister, has been ordered by her mentor, Touko Aozaki, to investigate a certain incident in which fairies steal the memories of students at Azaka's school, Reien Academy. Azaka launches an investigation with the help of Shiki.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFlesh and Bone (1993)
Haunted by memories of his father murdering a family, Arlis Sweeney prefers to keep to himself, focusing his energy on his work. One day, the traumatic past that eats away at him returns when he meets Kay Davies, a woman connected to the bloody event. Against all odds, Arlis and Kay fall in love; however, when his father, Roy, reappears in his life -- with the coldhearted Ginnie in tow -- Arlis must deal with his past demons.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUntamed (1940)
A courageous doctor braves a fierce blizzard in the Canadian wilderness to save a remote community from a deadly epidemic. He has come North to visit and ends up stealing a wife from her husband. When the epidemic hits, he and the wife begin their arduous journey.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Red (2020)
A married woman with a lovely daughter lives a carefree life, until she meets her ex-lover at a friend’s wedding. They haven’t seen each other in ten years, but they begin an affair.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisBabygirl (2024)
A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Married Woman (1964)
A superficial woman finds conflict choosing between her abusive husband and her vain lover.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Kiss (1929)
An unhappily married woman is caught up in scandal and murder when her affection toward a young man is misinterpreted.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Past Lives (2023)
After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSeven Days… Seven Nights (1960)
Anne Desbarèdes is a young woman who is married to a wealthy businessman and lives a monotonous existence in the small commune town of Blaye. After indirectly witnessing a murder in a café, she returns to the scene of the crime the next day and meets Chauvin, who informs her in more detail about the events that took place. Mentally unbalanced, Anne begins to believe that Chauvin intends to kill her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThrill of a Romance (1945)
A soldier falls in love with a newly-married woman after her husband abandons her for a business meeting on their honeymoon.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Getting to Know You (2020)
When his drunken ex-girlfriend won't leave him alone, a man asks a married woman staying at the same hotel to pretend to be his wife. What could go wrong? It's not like two strangers spending a weekend in a small town could possibly fall in love - Getting To Know You is a delightful love story for grownups starring Natasha Little, Rupert Penry-Jones and Rachel Blanchard.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
A Promise (2013)
A romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's teacher. Separated by the war, they pledge their devotion to one another.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisOut of the Blue (2022)
After spending time in prison following an assault charge, Connor Bates now works in a library and spends his free time running, swimming, and trying to piece his world back together. When he meets Marilyn Chambers, the wife of a wealthy businessman, they collide into an intense physical and emotional relationship that quickly escalates into idle talk about her husband’s murder.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisParnell (1937)
Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his relationship with married Katie O'Shea threatens to ruin all his dreams of freedom.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Znásilnění (2001)
A career woman's struggle and fight against a male dominated society.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Off the Rails (2017)
A married woman loses her memory after a train accident. As her memory starts to return, she thinks she might have had an affair with a missing man.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Fatal Affair (2020)
After a brief encounter with David Hammond, an old college friend, successful lawyer Ellie Warren tries to mend her marriage with her husband Marcus. But she finds herself caught in a terrifying game of cat and mouse when the encounter escalates into an obsession that jeopardizes everyone she loves.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Woman Who Ran (2020)
While her husband is on a business trip, Gamhee meets three of her friends. She visits the first two at their homes, and the third she encounters by chance at a theater. While they make friendly conversation, as always, several currents flow independently above and below the surface of the sea.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Golf Specialist (1930)
At a Florida hotel, absconding miscreant J. Effingham Bellweather goes slapstick golfing with the house detective's flirtatious wife and an incompetent caddy.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Private Property (2022)
Kathryn, a struggling actress and unfulfilled housewife, becomes friendly with her new gardener, Ben. He gives her the attention and sensitivity she craves; however, he is not who he seems.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Furrow of the Peach (1976)
A former priest has become bored to the point of impotence by the easy availability of beautiful women. He misses the shame of the priesthood which made sex more enjoyable, and this leads to his strange fascination with photographing asses. He gets involved with a sexy married woman, but he is more interested in her virginal maid.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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What are the best movies like The Jailbreaker Haruna Kawakita?
The closest matches to The Jailbreaker Haruna Kawakita are The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 (2009), The Hot Spot (1990) and True Romance (1993). Below are 22 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Jailbreaker Haruna Kawakita?
Start with The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 (2009), the closest match to The Jailbreaker Haruna Kawakita.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Jailbreaker Haruna Kawakita?
Past Lives (2023), rated 7.7/10 by 2,551 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Jailbreaker Haruna Kawakita?
Babygirl (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like The Jailbreaker Haruna Kawakita?
Yes: The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 (2009), The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 1 (2007) and The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording (2008).
How are movies similar to The Jailbreaker Haruna Kawakita chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Jailbreaker Haruna Kawakita, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.