Movies that feel like Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
If you loved Memoirs of a Geisha, the closest films we have are Closer (2004), The Wind Rises (2013) and P.S. I Love You (2007). All three share Memoirs of a Geisha's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.
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If Memoirs of a Geisha hit the spot, these will too
One thread runs through both: secret love
The difference: Reviewed even better
The same two preoccupations: japan, and world war ii
The difference: Not nearly as melancholy as Memoirs of a Geisha
Both land stillness and romance at once
Both keep coming back to the same thing: period drama
Common ground: period drama
Both are built on the same subject: secret love
The same preoccupation in both: brothers and sisters
Both keep coming back to the same thing: japan
Both keep coming back to the same thing: world war ii
Epic where it counts, melancholy underneath
Drama built on tenderness, twice over
Contemplative romance, and it commits to that
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