Movies Like Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a 1985 drama film from Paul Schrader with a MovieMagicScore of 7.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Casablanca and Stone of Destiny.

Drama

Casablanca

1943

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

8.1

MagicScore

Stone of Destiny

2008

Tells of the daring heist of The Stone of Destiny in the 1950s by a charming group of idealistic Scottish undergraduates, whose action rekindled Scottish nationalistic pride.

6.5

MagicScore

Dhurandhar: The Revenge

2026

As rival gangs, corrupt officials and a ruthless Major Iqbal close in, Hamza's mission for his country spirals into a bloody personal war where the line between patriot and monster disappears in the streets of Lyari.

7.3

MagicScore

Dhurandhar

2025

A mysterious traveler slips into the heart of Karachi's underbelly and rises through its ranks with lethal precision, only to tear the notorious ISI-Underworld nexus apart from within.

7.3

MagicScore

I Carry You with Me

2021

An epic love story spanning decades is sparked by a chance encounter between two men in provincial Mexico. Based on a true story, ambition and societal pressure propel an aspiring chef to leave his soulmate and make the treacherous journey to New York, where life will never be the same.

7.2

MagicScore

Before Night Falls

2000

Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.

6.6

MagicScore

Sebastian

2024

Max is a 25-year-old freelance writer and aspiring novelist who seems well on his way to success in London’s cultural spheres. Yet by night, he finds a different kind of exhilaration as a sex worker with the pseudonym Sebastian, meeting men via an escorting platform. Max uses his experiences as Sebastian to fuel his stories and the worthy debut novel that he has been longing to write, finally seems within reach.

6.4

MagicScore

I Saw the TV Glow

2024

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

6.1

MagicScore

Fireflies

2018

Ramin flees from persecution in Iran and ends up living in the limbo of exile, far from everything he knows, in the tropical port town of Veracruz, Mexico. There his nostalgia and melancholy are confronted with new friendships, while he starts to rediscover his own desires.

5.9

MagicScore

#10

Wilde

1997

Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. After much toil, Wilde debuts 'The Importance of Being Earnest' in London, and a chat at the theatre with Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas leads to a full-fledged romance. However, this affair leads to a legal dispute with Lord Alfred's oppressive father, the Marquess of Queensberry, and, given the local anti-gay laws, Wilde is jailed. Wilde's vast intellect helps him survive until he regains his freedom.

6.6

MagicScore

#11

Capote

2005

A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".

7.0

MagicScore

#12

Prayers for Bobby

2009

Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of, much less understood, Bobby finally came out to his family.

8.1

MagicScore

#13

Uncle Frank

2020

In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

Suicide Room

2011

Moody, dark and handsome Dominik is tormented by his classmates after video footage of his drunken kiss with bully Alex is spread across the Internet. Grappling with the public humiliation Dominik seeks solace in an avatar based “suicide room” where the pink-haired rebel Sylvia consoles him.

7.3

MagicScore

#15

Saltburn

2023

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

Those People

2015

On Manhattan's gilded Upper East Side, a young gay painter is torn between an obsession with his infamous best friend and a promising new romance with an older foreign pianist.

6.9

MagicScore

#17

Nowhere

1997

In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they'll only make it if they can survive the drug trips, suicides, trysts, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

Joe Bell

2020

The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

The Hanging Garden

1997

William, a once obese and troubled teen, goes back to his family's home after being gone, without word, for ten years and finds it (and his family) haunted with his past. He had moved to the city and become a fit, well-adjusted gay man, but during his visit home, he becomes unhinged as the newly remembered reasons for his miserable adolescence come to life in each of their presents.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

The Gold Rimmed Glasses

1987

A Jewish couple and a homosexual doctor fall to prejudice and scandal in 1938 Italy.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters?

The top films similar to Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters by MovieMagicScore are Casablanca (8.1), Stone of Destiny (6.5), Dhurandhar: The Revenge (7.3). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters worth watching?

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.8/10 from 323 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters?

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) is a drama film directed by Paul Schrader, starring Ken Ogata, Kenji Sawada, Bandō Mitsugorō X.

Where can I find more recommendations like Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters?

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About movies like Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

This ranked list pairs Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), a drama film from Paul Schrader, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Ken Ogata 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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