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10 Best Movies Like Cell Phone

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

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#1
Suzhou River

Suzhou River

2000★ 7.2

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

After getting out of prison, small-time crook Mardar stumbles upon a woman who looks exactly like his long-lost lover, who he attempted to kidnap 3 years ago....

#2
A World Without Thieves

A World Without Thieves

2004★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cell Phone for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A con-team couple head west after taking a city businessman for his BMW. But an encounter with a naive young carpenter traveling home with his life savings challenges their fate as...

#3
Comrades, Almost a Love Story

Comrades, Almost a Love Story

1996★ 7.9

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

Jun arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, hoping to be able to earn enough money to marry his girlfriend back home. He meets the streetwise Qiao and they become friends. As fri...

#4
The Flowers of War

The Flowers of War

2011★ 7.4

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

A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety....

#5
Big Shot's Funeral

Big Shot's Funeral

2001★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cell Phone for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Don Tyler, a famous film-maker, falls ill on the sets of his movie. Fascinated by the funereal traditions of China, he requests a cameraman named Yoyo to arrange a grand, comedic f...

#6
Be There or Be Square

Be There or Be Square

1998★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cell Phone for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The story of two Chinese immigrants' struggles in America. Yuan Liu has lived in LA for years. He has no stable job, no family and lives in a wagon. He seems content with his life ...