Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Lan Yu

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

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#1
In the Heat of the Sun

In the Heat of the Sun

1995★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lan Yu for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Beijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 14-year-old Monkey and his pals have free reign over the city. They hang around, get up to n...

#2
Red, White & Royal Blue

Red, White & Royal Blue

2023★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lan Yu for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After an altercation between Alex, the president's son, and Britain's Prince Henry at a royal event becomes tabloid fodder, their long-running feud now threatens to drive a wedge i...

#3
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity

The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity

2020★ 7.3

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

Every few hundred years, the most powerful demon on earth—a snake demon—awakens, and the Yin-Yang Masters are summoned to the capital. Meanwhile, the Princess of the realm has her ...

#4
Firebird

Firebird

2021★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lan Yu for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air...

#5
My Policeman

My Policeman

2022★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lan Yu for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship ...

#6
Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name

2017★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lan Yu for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-...

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