Movies like Best Friend (2020)
The best movies like Best Friend (2020) are The President's Last Bang (2005), Secretly, Greatly (2013) and Samjin Company English Class (2020). If Best Friend hooked you with its drama and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Attorney (2013)7.8/10 from 234 votes
- NewestRemember (2022)Released 2022
- In KoreanThe President's Last Bang (2005)Also in Korean
The President's Last Bang (2005)
On October 26, 1979, President Park Chung-hee, who had ruled South Korea since 1961, was assassinated by his director of intelligence. The film depicts the events of that night.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSecretly, Greatly (2013)
Three elite North Korean sleeper agents live under cover for so long that they believe their cover stories are their real identities. They are shocked when they are ordered to kill one another or face death at the hands of an elite hit team.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSamjin Company English Class (2020)
In mid '90s, 3 female high school-grad office workers take up English classes together to get promotions and they team up to uncover corruption within their company.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisInseparable Bros (2019)
Se-ha who is physically handicapped and Dong-gu who is mentally handicapped are not their own brothers. But while living 20 years together, the two became indispensable to each other. One day, the mother of Dong-gu suddenly visits him and acts as his guardian.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisPawn (2020)
A debt collector who looks intimidating, but actually has a warm heart, ends up becoming the guardian of a child, who has been left behind as collateral by her illegal immigrant mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisStart-Up (2019)
Two boys are becoming real adults during a turbulent time as they experience a world that doesn't go their way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Own Love Song (2010)
A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Attorney (2013)
Song Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and tortured, he takes up the case and the course of his life changes for good.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMidnight Runners (2017)
Two apathetic police academy recruits who become best buddies through the tough training together witness a woman being abducted right before their very eyes. As they were taught in the academy, they quickly report the incident to the police, but the police are in no hurry to jump on the case. So the duo decide to take the matter into their own hands and rescue the woman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like this1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisGoing by the Book (2007)
The chief of Sampo City Police Office, Seung-u, organizes a simulation of a bank robbery, but a by-the-book cop gets too caught up in the role playing in which the simulation doesn't go the way he had anticipated.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRemember (2022)
Pil-ju, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man in his 20s who helps him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTroubleshooter (2010)
Kang Tae-sik is a private detective who would do anything for money. One day, he gets framed for a murder by a ruthless boss of the criminal underworld and a mysterious caller watches and controls his every move. He must use a wide array of techno-gadgetry at his disposal to clear himself and exact revenge within 24 hours given to him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Spy Gone North (2018)
South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about their nuclear program.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Better Tomorrow (2010)
An idealistic policeman must bring down his estranged older brother, now a powerful gangster in a South Korean port city.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Con Artists (2014)
A wily safecracker is forced to help a mob boss pull off a $150 million heist, but smells a double-cross in the works.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOrdinary Person (2017)
Major crimes unit detective Seong-jin arrests Tae-sung for petty crimes, but shocked to find out that he is the notorious serial killer. However, Seong-jin becomes doubtful of his identity as the serial murder case is investigated.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChildren... (2011)
On March 26, 1991, five boys set off to the mountain to go frog hunting and never come back to their family. While a documentary producer, detective and professor try to solve the mystery of the incident, one of the boys' parents is a suspect.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKing and the Clown (2005)
Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGlengarry Glen Ross (1992)
An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. Unscrupulous salesmen try to hawk dubious real estate to suckers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHarlem Nights (1989)
'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBuffalo Soldiers (2002)
A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeath to Smoochy (2002)
Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuchsia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ratings and the affections of a network executive - Randolph makes the unsuspecting rhino the target of his numerous outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Longest Yard (2005)
Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe lands in a Texas federal penitentiary, where manipulative Warden Hazen recruits him to advise the institution's football team of prison guards. Crewe suggests a tune-up game which lands him quarterbacking a crew of inmates in a game against the guards. Aided by incarcerated ex-NFL coach and player Nate Scarborough, Crewe and his team must overcome not only the bloodthirstiness of the opposition, but also the corrupt warden trying to fix the game against them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Knock Out Cop (1973)
Inspector “Flatfoot” Rizzo investigates crime and corruption in Naples.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCocktail (1988)
After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWitness (1985)
While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUnder House Arrest (1981)
The president of an African country is closely allied with European entrepreneurs for his own benefit and theirs. The sky falls on their heads when a political essay on "The Political Structures of Traditional Power" is published. To make matters worse, the military gets involved. The president, whose party ruled unchallenged (single-party system), finds himself under house arrest.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago (1994)
In 71 BC in Rome, utter disorder reigns in the form of political corruption and bribery involving the senator Cynic (Leslie Nielsen). The situation is claimed to be similar to the “Tangentopoli” situation in Italy in the 1990s: one of the politicians involved was Bettino Craxi.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Natural (1984)
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Best Friend?
The closest matches to Best Friend are The President's Last Bang (2005), Secretly, Greatly (2013) and Samjin Company English Class (2020). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Best Friend?
Start with The President's Last Bang (2005), the closest match to Best Friend.
What is the highest-rated movie like Best Friend?
The Attorney (2013), rated 7.8/10 by 234 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Best Friend?
Remember (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Korean movies like Best Friend?
Yes: The President's Last Bang (2005), Secretly, Greatly (2013) and Samjin Company English Class (2020).
How are movies similar to Best Friend chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Best Friend, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.