10 Best Movies Like Absence
If you loved Absence, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.
Caught by the Tides
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Absence for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him....
Tigertail
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Absence for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter....
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Absence for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a...
Buddha Mountain
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Absence for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In Chengdu, China, a retired female opera singer named Master Chang takes in a trio of young tenants into her boarding home. The tenants include a rock singer and a college student...
So Long, My Son
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Absence for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present....
Almost Friends
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Absence for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...