Movies like Angel in September (1994)
The best movies like Angel in September (1994) are Tokyo Decadence (1992), One Million Yen Girl (2008) and Hounddog (2008). If Angel in September hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Trials of Cate McCall (2013)6.4/10 from 321 votes
- NewestLorelei (2020)Released 2020
- In JapaneseTokyo Decadence (1992)Also in Japanese
Tokyo Decadence (1992)
A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne Million Yen Girl (2008)
A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHounddog (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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCall Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)
A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEl Chicano (2019)
A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHarmonium (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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIntentions 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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Trials of Cate McCall (2013)
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTigertail (2020)
A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Girl in the Book (2015)
The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Safety of Objects (2002)
In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRitual (2000)
A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young woman who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPimp (2018)
An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIron Jawed Angels (2004)
Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFemale Yakuza Tale (1973)
Ocho is accidentally captured by a drug trafficking cartel who use Chinese women to smuggle drugs into Japan by hiding it in their vaginas. She is tortured, and manages to escape, fighting both the male yakuzas and a gang of female thieves.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisLorelei (2020)
A man is released from prison after 15 years. He reunites with his high school girlfriend, now a single mother of three. What follows is a lyrical take on love, regret and second chances.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrue Colors (1991)
Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHelen (2009)
On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depression, Helen finds solace through her friendship with Mathilda, a kindred spirit struggling with bipolar disorder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarried Woman's Desire to Have an Affair (1988)
Married women are, in other words, a different form of life from us. Because they have the tendency to repeat reproductive acts day and night, if there is a gap between acts or they are unsatisfied, they substitute it with simulated acts or acts with other men.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Saki Mizusawa's Mistress Application (1994)
A woman who works part-time at a publishing company while attending university. She has good taste, but she has a shy personality, and she was the type to lose money. One day, she was predicted by a fortune teller who was passing by that "another you will appear", and on her way home, she suddenly felt dizzy and when she opened her eyes, she had a strange experience in which everything appeared red. And from that day on, her personality changed...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Molester Train: Forced Deep Inside (1991)
Pinku distributed by Xces.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Erotic Reverse Soap (1992)
Pinku distributed by Xces.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Female College Student Confinement: Vibrator Hell (1992)
Pinku distributed by Xces.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Yukata Wife's Inner Thighs: Exposed (1996)
Namie, a young wife who aspires to be a writer, has applied for awards from various companies, but has had a hard time getting recognized. Then, by chance, she meets Eitaro, the author of a collection of poems she used to read. Namie takes a liking to Eitaro, who she doesn't normally meet, and she aggressively approaches him, and they have sex over and over again. One day, she learns that Eitaro not only has a wife, but also a child from his mistress, which makes her angry. Namie, who has made up her mind, asks the girls, "Would you please give me Eitaro?" But they treat her with her nose instead. However, Eitaro gradually started spending more time in Namie's room. One day, Ichiko came to Namie's room after learning about it...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Double E Cup: Ripe (1988)
Machi, an office worker, and Miako, a college student, are learning ikekou style of flower arrangement from Gensuke. Gensuke's wife Yuki was also one of her disciples, but there was something lewd about the Kikko style
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Groper Train: One Shot in the Morning (1989)
Yoriko hears an unexpected story from lawyer Sanada. Her great-aunt, who lives in America, says that if Yoriko marries Daizaburo, she will inherit all of her 2 billion yen inheritance. However, Yoriko has never him and does not know where he is. All she knows is that he is a habitual groper and has a star tattoo on his groin. With the help of her best friend Ryoko, Yoriko gets on the train and approaches a group of men...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Tokubetsu kikaku: The tôkô shashin (1990)
Yumiko goes to a hotel with Funaki, whom she met at a park, and after having an affair, he is photographed nude. Her husband, Goro, happened to see a photo posted in an erotic magazine, and although her eyes were erased, he was convinced that it was Yumiko and blamed her. However, she strongly denied it, so she met with the magazine's editor and had him show her a photo of her. She was definitely Yumiko...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Kate Asabuki: The Woman in the Peep Room (1983)
Kate, a female college student, is in agony as she peeks into the intense sex between her sister and her husband in the room next to her. It depicts the greedy and open nature of modern female college students...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Angel in September?
The closest matches to Angel in September are Tokyo Decadence (1992), One Million Yen Girl (2008) and Hounddog (2008). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Angel in September?
Start with Tokyo Decadence (1992), the closest match to Angel in September.
What is the highest-rated movie like Angel in September?
The Trials of Cate McCall (2013), rated 6.4/10 by 321 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Angel in September?
Lorelei (2020) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like Angel in September?
Yes: Tokyo Decadence (1992), One Million Yen Girl (2008) and Harmonium (2016).
How are movies similar to Angel in September chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Angel in September, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.