# Movies like Why Not?

> Films most similar to Why Not? (1981) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/why-not-1981/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[Zegen](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/zegen-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 6.5 · 15 votes · outsider, unhinged
- **[Intentions of Murder](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/intentions-of-murder-1964/)** (1964) — ★ 7.0 · 52 votes · bittersweet, dread, outsider
- **[Stolen Desire](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/stolen-desire-1958/)** (1958) — ★ 6.6 · 13 votes · outsider, playful
- **[History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/history-of-postwar-japan-as-told-by-a-bar-hostess-1970/)** (1970) — ★ 6.1 · 11 votes · bittersweet, outsider, slow-burn
- **[Dr. Akagi](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dr-akagi-1998/)** (1998) — ★ 6.4 · 26 votes · bittersweet, playful, surreal
- **[Warm Water Under a Red Bridge](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/warm-water-under-a-red-bridge-2001/)** (2001) — ★ 6.5 · 53 votes · bittersweet, playful, sexy
- **[Profound Desires of the Gods](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/profound-desires-of-the-gods-1968/)** (1968) — ★ 7.4 · 68 votes · foreign-gem, dread, outsider
- **[Vengeance Is Mine](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/vengeance-is-mine-1979/)** (1979) — ★ 7.6 · 155 votes · foreign-gem, gut-punch, raw
- **[The Loyal 47 Ronin](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-loyal-47-ronin-1958/)** (1958) — ★ 6.2 · 11 votes · bittersweet, outsider, slow-burn
- **[Fort Graveyard](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/fort-graveyard-1965/)** (1965) — ★ 6.1 · 10 votes · bittersweet, playful
- **[Mandala](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/mandala-1971/)** (1971) — ★ 5.7 · 29 votes · bittersweet, outsider, slow-burn
- **[Manhunt](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/manhunt-1976/)** (1976) — ★ 6.2 · 24 votes · raw, unhinged

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