Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Close to Me

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

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#1
Buddha Mountain

Buddha Mountain

2011★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Close to Me 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...

#2
Lost in Beijing

Lost in Beijing

2007★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Close to Me for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A look at modern-day life in China's capital centered on a ménage-a-quatre involving a young woman, her boss, her husband and her boss's wife....

#3
So Young

So Young

2013★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Close to Me for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Although new friendships and new love await her, a college freshman discovers that university life is not as simple as she had hoped....

#4
One Second

One Second

2020★ 7.3

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

A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond....

#5
24 City

24 City

2008★ 7.0

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

As a decades-old state-run aeronautics munitions factory in downtown Chengdu, China is being torn down for the construction of the titular luxury apartment complex, director Jia Zh...

#6
Dragon Fist

Dragon Fist

1979★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Close to Me for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After the death of his master, martial arts student Tong Huo-wan travels with his adoptive family to seek redress from the man responsible but finds himself torn between righteousn...

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