15 Movies Like Limbo
Loved Limbo? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
#1
Shaolin Soccer
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Limbo.
#2
From Beijing with Love
A Chinese secret agent travels to Hong Kong to reclaim a dinosaur fossil but experiences hilarious incidents because of his incompetence.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Limbo.
#3
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Limbo.
#4
Hunting Season
When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Limbo.
#5
Kung Fu Hustle
It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Limbo.
#6
In the Mood for Love
In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Limbo.
#7
Crazy Love
What was supposed to be summer school in England becomes an adventurous, exotic and romantic journey for a beautiful teenage girl. [from the Tai Seng Catalog] A nice story of a free-spirited (or, depending on your viewpoint, prick-teasing) young woman on a short journey of discovery.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Limbo.
#8
Cold War 1994
In 1994, a tycoon's kidnapping shook Hong Kong, threatening its financial standing. Police pursued personal gain while OCID Superintendent Li Wenbin risked everything to navigate conflicting interests and expose the truth.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Limbo.
#9
Chungking Express
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Limbo.
#10
Hidden Desire
David is sitting in a bar, musing over why he has bedded and left five or six of Asia's loveliest women in such a short time.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Limbo.
#11
The Untold Story
Macau cops begin to suspect a man running a pork buns restaurant of murder, after tracing the origin of a case full of chopped up human remains that washed ashore, which leads them to him.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Limbo.
#12
Erotic Ghost Story
After one thousand years, three vixens transform into humans. They seduce a poor young scholar who soon finds himself in a horrifying situation.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Limbo.
#13
A Chinese Ghost Story
A naïve young tax collector for the imperial government winds up spending the night in a haunted temple. There he falls in love with a beautiful woman who, unfortunately, is dead. With the aid of a powerful Daoist Swordsman, he must defeat undead hordes, overcome a sinister Tree Demoness, and descend to the pits of hell, to fight for the spirit he loves.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Limbo.
#14
Infernal Affairs
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Limbo.
#15
Fallen Angels
An indifferent hitman, his infatuated business partner and an ex-convict search for love and meaning as their lives cross paths in Hong Kong.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Limbo.