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10 Best Movies Like Cry Me A River

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

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#1
Lighting Up the Stars

Lighting Up the Stars

2022★ 7.5

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

Having been released after serving his sentence, a funeral director accidentally crosses paths with a girl which brings about an unexpected change in his attitude towards life....

#2
Norman

Norman

2010★ 6.1

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

A teenager pretends to be dying from cancer as a way to cope with the realities of his daily existence and his father's terminal illness....

#3
Taipei Suicide Story

Taipei Suicide Story

2020★ 7.5

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

A receptionist at a suicide hotel in Taipei forms a fleeting friendship over the course of one night with a guest who can’t decide if she wants to live or die....

#4
Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

2025★ 6.8

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

#5
What Time Is It There?

What Time Is It There?

2001★ 7.0

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

A street vendor with a grim home-life forges a connection with a young woman on her way to Paris....

#6
Buddha Mountain

Buddha Mountain

2011★ 6.8

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

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