Movies like Mono No Aware (2026)

Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)

After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

Donovan's Echo (2011)

A series of uncanny déjà vu events force a man to re-examine his tragic past, memory, instinct, and future.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama

Garage Sale Mystery: A Case Of Murder (2017)

Jenn buys an old reel-to-reel recorder at a garage sale only to find that it includes the sound of a man pleading for his life. When the former owner of the recorder, a retired therapist, is found murdered in a patient’s apartment, Jenn’s investigation leads to other patients whose love lives are more entangled than she was first led to believe.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama

Sleep, My Love (1948)

A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama

Spellbound (1945)

When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have killed him, but cannot recall anything. Dr. Peterson, however is convinced his impostor is innocent of the man's murder, and joins him on a quest to unravel his amnesia through psychoanalysis.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

The Red House (1947)

An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama

Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent (2016)

When Jenn's old pal Sandra becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, it'll be up to her to discover who done it before time runs out.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

Hello Sister, Goodbye Life (2006)

A college student must take care of her 7-year-old half sister after the death of their parents.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Enrico Piaggio: Vespa (2019)

It is 1945. Enrico Piaggio’s Pontedera factory is in ruins and the 12,000 people who worked there are condemned to unemployment and misery. Piaggio feels the enormous responsibility resting on his shoulders: the lives of so many families depend on his ability to create new jobs. A project is born in the mind of the entrepreneur: a small, robust, agile and affordable means of transport, capable of relaunching mobility, giving impetus to the recovery of the country’s economic and civil life. To make this dream come true, Piaggio turns to engineer Corradino D’Ascanio, a brilliant designer who uses the experience gained in the field of aeronautics to create the scooter that remains today the symbol of Italian creativity and design: the Vespa!

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Blood on the Sun (1945)

Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domination. Reaction from the understandably upset Japanese provides the action, but this is overshadowed by the propaganda of the time.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

The Last Rifleman (2023)

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

How Sarah Got Her Wings (2015)

Good Samaritan Sarah Fitzpatrick has a fatal accident just before Christmas, and finds herself in the lobby before the gates of Heaven. Certain that she will be let in, she is shocked to find that her name is not on the reservation list. However, she is granted the chance to return to Earth as an "angel in training" with the requirement to help a soul in need. Sarah has the 12 days before Christmas to secure her place on the list leaving her in the race for her after-life.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Here (2024)

An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Skater Girl (2021)

Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! (2021)

After 52 years of solving mysteries, the Scooby gang reunite at Warner Bros. Studios to reminisce about their favorite cases and how they were filmed. But it turns out that the back lot may have its OWN monster problem. Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo investigate this mystery while celebrating the legacy of the franchise.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

Moondance Alexander (2007)

Curiously named teen Moondance Alexander lives with her eccentric mother, and is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named Checkers. Although Moondance returns the horse to his rightful owner, the gruff and mysterious Dante Longpre, she is convinced that Checkers is a champion jumper in disguise and is determined to help him realize his full potential.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)

When heiress Jean Courtland attempts suicide, her fiancée Elliott Carson probes her relationship with John Triton. In flashback, we see how stage mentalist Triton starts having terrifying flashes of true precognition. Now years later, he desperately tries to prevent tragedies in the Courtland family.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)

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 out to solve the mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello (2005)

Set in a world of iron dirigibles and steam powered computers, this gothic horror mystery tells the story of Jasper Morello, a disgraced aerial navigator who flees his plague-ridden home on a desperate voyage to redeem himself.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

True Grit (1969)

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

American Beauty (1999)

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Queen Takes Bishop (TBA)

A lonely philosophy professor hires a sex worker to have a conversation and play chess. As they attempt to connect, we learn the philosopher’s motives may not be what they seem.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

¡Sigo Aquí! (2022)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Olappeeppi (2016)

Olappeeppi portrays the story of an ordinary Malayali family and the changes in the socio-economic scene in Kerala from 1970's to the 2000's . As the name suggests, its about colours of the past, taking us to that era along with a boy named Unni and his grandmother.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Love in the Afternoon (1972)

Successful Parisian lawyer Frédéric is happily married to schoolteacher Hélène. Though he daydreams of affairs with other women, he doesn't come close to acting on such thoughts until he runs into Chloé, a beautiful old acquaintance. Tempted by the vibrant Chloé, Frédéric is torn between impulsive lust and his love for Hélène.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Insomnia (2002)

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

This Didn't Happen (2026)

Two people meet at the edge of goodbye. They don’t try to stop it. They just decide to make it evergreen.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Danita (2025)

An estranged daughter returns home to surprise her younger sister for her birthday.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Dead Poets Society (1989)

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

The Stranger (2025)

Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a quiet and unassuming employee in his early thirties, attends his mother's funeral without shedding a tear. The next day, he begins a casual affair with Marie, a work colleague. He quickly slips back into his usual routine.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama