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Movies like Ushiro atama (1985)

The best movies like Ushiro atama (1985) are Killer's Kiss (1955), Gangster Squad (2013) and Pickup on South Street (1953). If Ushiro atama hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Killer's Kiss (1955)

    Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Gangster Squad (2013)

    Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Pickup on South Street (1953)

    In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified information to the communists, Candy, who has been trailed by FBI agents for months in hopes of nabbing the spy ringleader, is sent by her ex-boyfriend, Joey, to find Skip and retrieve the valuable microfilm he now holds.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Brooklyn Rules (2007)

    Brooklyn, 1985. With the mob world as a backdrop, three life-long friends struggle with questions of love, loss and loyalty.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  5. Strange Darling (2024)

    Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Careful What You Wish For (2015)

    A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

    A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Each Dawn I Die (1939)

    A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. People Like Us (2012)

    After flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, a struggling man discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30-year-old alcoholic sister he never knew existed, and her troubled 12-year-old son.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Unthinkable (2010)

    The government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons for which the whereabouts are unknown. It's up to a seasoned interrogator and an FBI agent to find out exactly where the nukes are.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Awake (2007)

    While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make life-altering decisions while wrestling with her own personal drama.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Knox Goes Away (2024)

    A contract killer, after being diagnosed with a fast-moving form of dementia, is presented with the opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son. But to do so, he must race against the police closing in on him as well as the ticking clock of his own rapidly deteriorating mind.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Shaft (1971)

    Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Your Lucky Day (2023)

    After a dispute over a winning lottery ticket turns into a deadly hostage situation, the witnesses must decide exactly how far they’ll go—and how much blood they’re willing to spill—for a cut of the $156 million.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. The 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

  16. Boogie Nights (1997)

    In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. They Won't Believe Me (1947)

    On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. The Disaster Artist (2017)

    An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. The Souvenir (2019)

    A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. El 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

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Ushiro atama?

The closest matches to Ushiro atama are Killer's Kiss (1955), Gangster Squad (2013) and Pickup on South Street (1953). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Ushiro atama?

Start with Killer's Kiss (1955), the closest match to Ushiro atama.

What is the highest-rated movie like Ushiro atama?

Boogie Nights (1997), rated 7.6/10 by 3,775 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Ushiro atama?

Strange Darling (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Japanese movies like Ushiro atama?

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How are movies similar to Ushiro atama chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Ushiro atama, 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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