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Movies like It Is a Long Walk (2000)

The best movies like It Is a Long Walk (2000) are Intentions of Murder (1964), The Visit (1964) and Harmonium (2016). If It Is a Long Walk hooked you with its drama, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Intentions of Murder (1964)

    The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. The Visit (1964)

    Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla, only to learn that her sole purpose is to see Serge Miller killed...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. Harmonium (2016)

    Toshio hires Yasaka to work in his workshop. But then this old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio's family life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. Samurai Rebellion (1967)

    The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. Sakuran (2006)

    Kiyoha rises from the lowly courtesan ranks to the high class position of Oiran in the steamy red-light district of Yoshiwara. She is determined to stand on her own two feet and live life as she pleased.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. Come Sunday (2018)

    Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  7. Kamui (2009)

    A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. Brotherly Love (2015)

    West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. Hardball (2001)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. The Wings of the Kirin (2012)

    A man's body is found under the statue of a winged kirin in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A suspect named Yashima has a car accident and falls unconscious while he is attempting to run away. Yashima's lover Kaori comes from Fukushima and tells detectives that he is absolutely not a criminal. Meanwhile, Detective Kyoichiro Kaga's (Hiroshi Abe) investigates and uncovers a point of contact between the dead body and Yashima. A hidden fact of the victim is revealed which even his children did not know about...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Girl in the Box (2016)

    The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as a slave to her captors.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Hurry Sundown (1967)

    A ruthless Southern opportunist tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. Hounddog (2008)

    A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. Salomé (2013)

    After the lewd and frenetic Dance of the Seven Veils, and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his kingdom, wanton and proud young Salomé comes before her king with an unreasonable demand. Beguiled by John the Baptist, and then scorned for the sake of his god, lascivious Salomé—encouraged by her mother, the vindictive, Herodias—commands that John be executed and his head delivered on a silver platter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Family Romance, LLC (2019)

    Love is a business at Family Romance, a company that rents human stand-ins for any occasion. Founder Yuichi Ishii helps make his clients’ dreams come true. But when the mother of 12-year-old Mahiro hires Ishii to impersonate her missing father, the line between acting and reality threatens to blur.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. Kisses (2008)

    Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run away from home on Christmas Day and spend a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

    In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)

    Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new government. Against Kaoru's wishes, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto and help keep his country from falling back into civil war.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. Passion (2008)

    A young couple's announcement of their engagement to their friends is followed by a series of interactions and conflicts that forces everyone to reflect on their lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. The Nest (2020)

    Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like It Is a Long Walk?

The closest matches to It Is a Long Walk are Intentions of Murder (1964), The Visit (1964) and Harmonium (2016). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after It Is a Long Walk?

Start with Intentions of Murder (1964), the closest match to It Is a Long Walk.

What is the highest-rated movie like It Is a Long Walk?

Samurai Rebellion (1967), rated 8.2/10 by 283 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like It Is a Long Walk?

The Nest (2020) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Japanese movies like It Is a Long Walk?

Yes: Intentions of Murder (1964), Harmonium (2016) and Samurai Rebellion (1967).

How are movies similar to It Is a Long Walk chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside It Is a Long Walk, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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