Movies Like August in the Water

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Labyrinth of Dreams

1997·1h 30m·★ 7.3·Gakuryu Ishii

2 shared crewBoth star Rena Komine & Reiko MatsuoDir. Gakuryu Ishii

Burst City

1982·1h 55m·★ 6.0·Gakuryu Ishii

2 shared crewDir. Gakuryu IshiiDP: Norimichi Kasamatsu

Electric Dragon 80000V

2001·55m·★ 6.8·Gakuryu Ishii

2 shared crewDir. Gakuryu IshiiDP: Norimichi Kasamatsu

Crazy Thunder Road

1980·1h 38m·★ 6.4·Gakuryu Ishii

2 shared crewDir. Gakuryu IshiiDP: Norimichi Kasamatsu

Shuffle

1981·34m·★ 7.0·Gakuryu Ishii

2 shared crewDir. Gakuryu IshiiDP: Norimichi Kasamatsu

Angel Dust

1994·1h 57m·★ 6.8·Gakuryu Ishii

2 shared crewDir. Gakuryu IshiiDP: Norimichi Kasamatsu

The Green Mile

1999·3h 9m·★ 8.6·Frank Darabont

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Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic

2017·1h 40m·★ 7.6·Noriyuki Abe

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954·2h 7m·★ 7.2·Richard Fleischer

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Lord of Illusions

1995·1h 49m·★ 6.1·Clive Barker

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Strawberry Mansion

2021·1h 31m·★ 6.5·Albert Birney

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How Good Is August in the Water?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.