Movies Like Midsummer's Equation (2013)

Midsummer's Equation is a 2013 crime, drama, mystery film from Hiroshi Nishitani with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Suspect X and Galileo XX.

Crime Drama Mystery

Suspect X

2008

A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she discovers the mysterious neighbor and only a few small clues to help her disprove a seemingly "airtight" alibi...

7.6

MagicScore

Galileo XX

2013

A spin-off from popular Japanese TV series "Galileo". Episode XX tells the story of female detective Utsumi Kaoru's final case before she went to Oklahoma for further training.

7.1

MagicScore

Silent Parade

2022

Physicist Manabu Yukawa returns to Japan from America. Detective Kaoru Utsumi visits him and talks about a case. The case is about a popular girl in a town who disappeared and, several years later, her body was found. A suspect was arrested for her murder. That suspect was previously arrested for another girl's murder, but he was released due to a lack of evidence. Detective Shunpei Kusanagi investigated the prior murder case. The same suspect was then released due to a lack of evidence for the most recent murder case. The released man returned to his town, where everybody hated him. On the day of the autumn festival parade, the man was killed. Physicist Manabu Yukawa, Detective Kaoru Utsumi and Detective Shunpei Kusanagi work together on his case.

7.0

MagicScore

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

7.4

MagicScore

The Rendezvous

2016

A miss-matched couple embark on a frantic search for the Dead Sea Scroll hidden in the ancient city of Petra.

5.5

MagicScore

Fermat's Room

2007

Four mathematicians are imprisoned in a shrinking room; with the walls closing in, they must try anything to escape this fatal puzzle.

6.6

MagicScore

The Gateway

2018

A particle physicist grieving over the loss of her husband in a car crash uses a revolutionary machine to bring him back, with dire consequences for her family.

5.5

MagicScore

One Deadly Summer

1983

In spring 1976, a 19-year-old beauty, her German-born mother, and her crippled father move to the town of a firefighter nicknamed Pin-Pon. Everyone notices the provocative Eliane. She singles out Pin-Pon and soon is crying on his shoulder (she's myopic and hates her reputation as a dunce and as easy); she moves in with him, knits baby clothes, and plans their wedding. Is this love or some kind of plot? She asks Pin-Pon's mother and aunt about the piano in the barn: who delivered it on a November night in 1955? Why does she want to know, and what does it have to do with her mother's sorrows, her father's injury, this quick marriage, and the last name on her birth certificate?

6.9

MagicScore

Suzume

2022

Suzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzume embarks on a journey to set things right.

7.9

MagicScore

#10

The Journey to Melonia

1989

When a ship sinks during a storm, a slave from the industrial island of Plutonia is washed up on the beaches of paradise island Melonia, where the "all-powerful" wizard Prospero and his strange friends reside.

6.8

MagicScore

#11

On Deadly Ground

1994

Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO is the kind of person who doesn't care whether or not oil spills into the ocean or onto the land—just as long as it's making money for him.

5.2

MagicScore

#12

It

2017

In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

Piggy

2022

A bullied overweight teenager sees a glimpse of hope when her tormentors are brutally abducted by a mesmerizing stranger.

6.6

MagicScore

#14

Stranger by the Lake

2013

Frank spends his summer days hopelessly searching for companionship at a popular cruising spot on the shores of a lake in rural France. One day, he meets Michel, an attractive yet darkly mysterious man and falls blindly in love.

6.3

MagicScore

#15

Friday the 13th

1980

Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.

6.4

MagicScore

#16

Friday the 13th Part III

1982

An idyllic summer turns into a nightmare of unspeakable terror for yet another group of naïve friends. Ignoring Camp Crystal Lake's bloody legacy, one by one they fall victim to the maniacal Jason, who stalks them at every turn...

5.9

MagicScore

#17

Psycho Beach Party

2000

Chicklet is a sixteen-year old tomboy who's desperate to be part of the in-crowd of Malibu beach surfers. She's the typical American girl - except for one little problem: her personality is split into more slices than a pepperoni pizza.

5.7

MagicScore

#18

Loving Vincent

2017

A young man arrives at the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.

8.0

MagicScore

#19

Cheerleader Camp

1988

A cheerleader named Alison is plagued by nightmares about the upcoming all-state finals and attends a summer training camp with her teammates. When a number of deaths start occurring at the camp, Alison's nightmares turn twisted and brutal, and she begins to believe that she may be responsible for the mayhem.

5.0

MagicScore

#20

Ice Cream Man

2026

An idyllic summer town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.

4.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Midsummer's Equation?

The top films similar to Midsummer's Equation by MovieMagicScore are Suspect X (7.6), Galileo XX (7.1), Silent Parade (7.0). Each shares crime/drama/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Midsummer's Equation worth watching?

Midsummer's Equation holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 36 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Midsummer's Equation?

Midsummer's Equation (2013) is a crime, drama, mystery film directed by Hiroshi Nishitani, starring Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kazuki Kitamura.

Where can I find more recommendations like Midsummer's Equation?

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About movies like Midsummer's Equation

This ranked list pairs Midsummer's Equation (2013), a crime and drama and mystery film from Hiroshi Nishitani, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Masaharu Fukuyama take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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