Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like After Sunrise

If you loved After Sunrise, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

2025★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After Sunrise 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....

#2
Her Story

Her Story

2024★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After Sunrise for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Wang Tiemei, a single mother, loses her job and moves, befriending neighbor Xiaoye who appears cheerful but is depressed. Their bond grows as Tiemei navigates relationships with he...

#3
The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief

2009★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After Sunrise for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness....

#4
Tigertail

Tigertail

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After Sunrise 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....

#5
Under the Hawthorn Tree

Under the Hawthorn Tree

2010★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After Sunrise 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...

#6
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to After Sunrise 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...

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